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Motor vehicle strikes hippo

A motor vehicle collided with a hippo on the Karino Road early this morning.

A motor vehicle collided with a hippo on the Karino Road early on Saturday morning, September 6, 2014.

A husband and wife were the only passengers in the vehicle and fortunately only  sustained minor injuries in the accident.

According to Jacques Meiring from Bossies Community Justice (BCJ), the hippo sustained more severe injuries and sadly had to be shot and taken out of his misery. 

BCJ , Phoenix K9, ADT and White River Flying Squad were on scene at approximately 01:00 to assist with the accident.

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