VICTORIA
FALLS
–
One
person
died
and
five
others
were
injured
on
Wednesday
night
after
their
vehicle
hit
an
elephant
which
landed
on
the
car’s
roof
about
40km
from
Victoria
Falls
on
the
Kazungula
Road.
The
driver
of
a
Toyota
Isis
heading
towards
Victoria
Falls
with
six
people
onboard
allegedly
overtook
a
stationary
vehicle
which
had
its
hazard
lights
on
and
immediately
rammed
into
the
sub-adult
elephant.
The
vehicle
veered
off
the
road,
trapping
all
six
occupants
for
over
30
minutes.
Rangers
from
the
department
of
parks
and
wildlife
had
to
shoot
the
injured
elephant
dead
in
order
to
remove
it
from
on
top
of
the
vehicle.
Tragically,
the
passenger
in
the
front
seat
of
the
vehicle
died
from
their
injuries,
the
ZBC
reported.
Animal
and
human
encounters
are
common
on
roads
leading
to
Victoria
Falls.
Elephants
roam
the
unfenced
forests
freely.