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GRAPHIC IMAGES: Hippo hacked after being struck by truck outside Tzaneen
The hippo had already succumbed to its injuries from being struck by the vehicle and local residents began chopping the carcass to pieces in order to utilise the meat.
A hippo that was hit by a heavy goods vehicle on the road just outside Modjadjiskloof was later butchered by local people for meat.
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According to Ellie Potgieter from Letaba SPCA, a Checkers vehicle struck the hippo in the early morning, at approximately 05:45. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.
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By the time the SPCA arrived on scene, the hippo had already succumbed to its injuries from being struck by the vehicle and local residents began chopping the carcass to pieces in order to utilise the meat.
