Hippo killed in accident near Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria

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

 

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

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