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Spain: Circus Truck Tips Over, Kills Elephant, Injures 4 Others

Spain: Circus Truck Tips Over, Kills Elephant, Injures 4 Others
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Authorities in southern Spain reported that one elephant died and four others are recovering from injuries after a circus truck tipped over on a major highway.

Spain: Circus Truck Tips Over, Kills Elephant, Injures 4 Others

In further details, the incident, which provoked an outcry among animal rights defenders, happened as a truck overturned on the highway linking Albacete with Murcia after overtaking another long vehicle, Albacete's Civil Guard spokesman Jose Amado said.

Amado said the movement of the five female elephants could have destabilized the truck.

The driver wasn't injured but one of the elephants died on the spot.

Meanwhile, the four surviving elephants - three of them with minor cuts, and one with injured legs- are being treated by veterinarians in a public facility before being moved to a clinic in coming days.

The incident formed a good proof for animal rights groups that circuses are a danger for wild animals.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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