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Hippo Crossing: Hippopotamuses can be found crossing
roads in the Southern African region.(Photo credit: africansanimals.blogspot.com)
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Eight South Africans were
killed when a pick-up truck ploughed into a crowd of people butchering a
road-kill hippopotamus for meat, police and emergency services said on Sunday,
according to Reuters.
The hippo had been hit
and killed by a truck on Saturday evening in the northern province of Limpopo,
attracting large numbers of people from nearby villages intent on chopping up
its corpse.
They were then hit by a
pick-up truck whose driver failed to spot them in the dark, police said.
"The people thought
they were getting free meat. It's very unfortunate that this had to
happen," said Limpopo police spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi. "It's not
something that happens all the time."
A further 12 people were
injured, including the driver of the pick-up, who faces possible culpable
homicide charges when he leaves hospital, Mulaudzi added.
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