Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria

Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria Photo: Facebook/Ray’s Assist

Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: A hippo was killed in an accident near the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria on Saturday evening.

Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria

Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria Photo: Facebook/Ray’s Assist

An accident near the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria claimed the life of a hippo on Saturday evening.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY EVENING

The Department of Environment and Agriculture MMC Katlego confirmed the accident on Sunday.

“During the course of the night of 2-3 April 2022, a hippo was run over by a vehicle near the Rietvlei Nature Reserve.

“Nature Conservation officials were activated to respond to the scene and will remove the carcass from the roadside today,” Mathebe said.

INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED

According to Tshwane metro spokesperson Sipho Stuurman, an investigation is underway.

Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria
Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria Photo: Ray’s Assist

“We are investigating the incident to establish if it’s one of our Hippos and how all of this occurred.

“There are no reported fatalities due to the incident, and we also made arrangements for the carcass to be picked up following the incident.”

Ray’s Assist, a local tow company said the accident happened around 2:00 on Sunday morning. It said the occupants of the vehicle sustained moderate injuries.

This is not the first accident in Pretoria involving a hippo. In 2017 an ambulance driver was critically injured after their ambulance crashed into a hippo.

Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria
Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria Photo: Ray’s Assist

ANOTHER ACCIDENT INVOLVING A HIPPO

Life 24 ambulance service was transporting a patient to Milpark hospital in Johannesburg on Monday night when the hippo crossed the road. The driver and two of his colleagues were travelling back from Limpopo.

The accident occurred at about 22:00 as the three men were exiting Pretoria.

Most of the damage to the ambulance was on the driver’s side.

The hippo was killed in the collision.

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