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| Elephants loose on motorway in Spain | |
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| Five elephants forced the closure of a motorway in south-eastern Spain after escaping from a crashed vehicle. | Five elephants forced the closure of a motorway in south-eastern Spain after escaping from a crashed vehicle. |
| One of the elephants died from injuries that it sustained, while two others were hurt, local police say. | One of the elephants died from injuries that it sustained, while two others were hurt, local police say. |
| The injured animals had to be lifted by a crane from the carriageway. | The injured animals had to be lifted by a crane from the carriageway. |
| The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in the town of Pozo Cañada near Albacete. The driver of the truck involved in the crash was not injured. | |
| The vehicle is believed to be a circus lorry. | The vehicle is believed to be a circus lorry. |
| The director of the government department responsible for Spain's road transport network, Gregorio Serrano, posted a video of the elephant evacuation to social media. | The director of the government department responsible for Spain's road transport network, Gregorio Serrano, posted a video of the elephant evacuation to social media. |
| Local police in Albacete released photographs showing three of the five elephants milling around in the lanes of the motorway after the accident. | |
| Mr Serrano said on Twitter that the cause of the crash is still under investigation by the local authorities. | Mr Serrano said on Twitter that the cause of the crash is still under investigation by the local authorities. |
| The Pozo Cañada council posted a video of the four surviving elephants in a compound on Sunday evening. | The Pozo Cañada council posted a video of the four surviving elephants in a compound on Sunday evening. |
| It said (in Spanish) that they are being looked after by the local authority until they can be transferred. | It said (in Spanish) that they are being looked after by the local authority until they can be transferred. |
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