IN PICS | Elephant killed, five injured in crash involving police van

An accident in Limpopo this week left five people injured and resulted in the death of an elephant.

The accident happened on R71 road next to Gravelotte on Wednesday night when two vehicles, a white Toyota Hilux and police van, collided with an elephant.

According to ER24, emergency services arrived at the scene just before 8pm to find an elephant lying in the road.

"Two bakkies were found a short distance away, roughly 50m apart. On closer assessment, medics found that four men and a woman had sustained minor to moderate injuries.