Hippo dies after being struck by ambulance
“Hippos have been spotted around Roodeplaat dam a few times but you don’t see them often.”
A man was critically injured when the ambulance he was driving hit a hippopotamus on Monday.
Advanced Paramedic Assist spokesperson Elsabe Van Niekerk said this happened on Moloto Road, close to Roodeplaat dam, around 21:00.
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Van Niekerk said the two passengers suffered serious injuries during the crash.
All three occupants were stabilised on the scene and taken to various hospitals.
Van Niekerk said the hippo died on the scene.
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Henke Marais, of Tshwane nature conservation said: “Hippos have been spotted around Roodeplaat dam a few times but you don’t see them often.”
Marais said hippos and other wild animals have been spotted on Moloto Road.
“We can only urge people to be vigilant.”
“Large animals [like kudu] follow the river streams and sometimes they end up at the Roodeplaat dam.”
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