Taxi Accident near Mopani

[Richprins]

The Swiss tourist who was injured when a giraffe fell onto his vehicle in the Kruger National Park has been taken to a Johannesburg hospital, where he is in a critical condition.

SA National Parks (SANParks) spokesman Ike Phaahla said on Monday: “The last update was that he was still in a critical condition and that he had been transferred.”

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/sout ... -hospital/

[Richprins]

The 18-foot-tall giraffe was killed by the double impact of the crash. South African police are trying to establish why the minibus, which was transferring 13 tourists to a game lodge, collided with the giraffe.



(British newspaper)


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/1 ... ep-kruger/

[Alf]

[Lisbeth]

The kind of taxi phenomena that you have in SA is unknown in Europe. A taxi is a clean decent big car, mostly Mercedes, with room for max. 4 persons, who move together to their destination. It is also expensive.

[Richprins]

Kruger Sightings
‏Verified account @LatestKruger
2h2 hours ago

6:30 am
15 Vulture feeding
'on a giraffe kill'
H1-6, 18km N of Mopani
Near Mopani
5/5
Tinged by Karman and Family
(Photo)

[Richprins]

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[Alf]

They forgot to say the Quantum was travelling at 50km/h

[Lisbeth]

Once again the story is different, is the poor man in Nelspruit or Joburg

(Ms Scholtz must learn to write Shingwedzi and Switzerland though I must admit that none of them are easy )

[Richprins]

That was on the morning, Lis. So Nelspruit then Joburg.

[Lisbeth]

Must be bad! Why not take him to Joburg right away