{"id":1487,"date":"2026-05-26T11:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:05:21","slug":"3-killed-after-passenger-van-hits-an-elephant-in-a-ugandan-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1487","title":{"rendered":"3 killed after passenger van hits an elephant in a Ugandan national park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) \u2014 A passenger van struck an elephant in a Ugandan national park, killing three people and injuring four others, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1486\">Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The crash happened on Sunday on a paved road inside Murchison Falls National Park, police said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The van was transporting employees of the Uganda Revenue Authority traveling from a city in northern Uganda to Kampala, the capital.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting the animal, the driver \u201csubsequently lost control of the vehicle,\u201d the police statement said. \u201cMotorists are strongly urged to exercise extreme caution while driving through national parks and wildlife-protected areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1484\">Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Footage from the scene showed people in the damaged car crying for help while the injured elephant struggled to get up in a nearby bush. 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