Een uiterst triest ongeval afgelopen maandag in de Spaanse regio Castille-La Mancha.
Een trailer van de bekende Familie Gärtner crashte en sloeg om, waarbij één van de prachtige olifanten om het leven kwam en twee andere gewond raakten.
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Elephant killed in Spanish circus truck crash
Elephants and a damaged truck on the road following the accident on a highway near Pozo Canada in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, on April 2, 2018.
MADRID (AFP) - An elephant died and two others were injured when a circus truck carrying them crashed on a Spanish highway on Monday (April 2), prompting an elaborate rescue after the animals tipped onto the road.
The truck was overtaking a slow vehicle on the highway near Pozo Canada in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha when it suddenly overturned, said a spokeswoman for the DGT, the government department that oversees Spain's road network.
The highway was closed to traffic for around two hours as authorities sent cranes to lift the injured elephants onto other vehicles and move them from the road.
One video showed an elephant being lifted as firefighters stabilised it by holding its big feet, one of which appeared to be wrapped in a bandage.
There were five elephants in the truck and another video showed the two uninjured elephants being led away from the scene.
Photos of the accident showed the truck lying on its side across the highway, with some of the elephants standing nearby.
