An 80-year-old American woman was killed after an “aggressive” elephant attacked a safari vehicle in Zambia. The tragic incident took place after a bull elephant flipped the safari vehicle over several times in the Kafue National Park in Africa.
As per the visuals captured by one of the tourists attacked, showed that the elephant, reportedly separated from its herd, chased the safari truck and later attacked the vehicle flipping it with its trunk.
The tourists were heard panicking and screaming as they saw the elephant coming closer.
One international client killed by elephant in Kafue National Park from lufupa Lodge during Safari. Two injured and being evacuated to Lusaka. Full details being awaited from the operator through the Senior Warden Kafue Region. Very unfortunate indeed. pic.twitter.com/4ntbyhec1G— Gina (@ginnydmm) April 2, 2024
An 80-year-old woman died in the attack and five other tourists suffered injuries.
According to New York Post, the woman killed in the incident is yet to be identified. Reportedly, the incident took place on March 31 as the tourists with the group Wilderness Zambia were out on a photography tour.
“At around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning the six guests were on the game drive when the vehicle was unexpectedly charged by the bull elephant,” Wilderness Zambia CEO Keith Vincent said in a statement.
The elderly woman died of the injuries while another woman is hospitalised, Vincent said, adding that the other four guests were treated for minor injuries after the violent attack.
“Our guides are all extremely well-trained and experienced, but sadly in this instance the terrain and vegetation was such that the guide’s route became blocked and he could not move the vehicle out of harm’s way quickly enough,” Vincent was quoted by New York Post.
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