ADDIS ABABA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a traffic accident in northern Ethiopia has climbed to 31, local officials confirmed on Monday.

The accident occurred in the early hours of Monday when a public bus traveling from Dessie City in northern Ethiopia's Amhara region lost control and plunged into a 100-meter-deep ravine, Amhara Media Corporation quoted local police as saying.

According to local police, 33 others also sustained serious and minor injuries. The bus was carrying 64 people, and the victims are currently receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.