Elephant kills British and New Zealand tourists in Zambia

Two pistillate tourists, including a British pensioner, person been killed by a charging elephant portion connected safari successful Zambia, constabulary person told the BBC.

The brace were attacked by a pistillate elephant that was with a calf astatine the South Luangwa National Park, said section constabulary main Robertson Mweemba.

The 2 tourists were trampled to decease by the nursing elephant aft efforts by circuit guides to halt it by firing shots failed. Both women died astatine the scene, helium said.

The BBC has contacted the Foreign Office for comment.

Mr Mweemba said the 2 women were portion of a guided safari radical who were walking successful the parkland erstwhile the elephant charged towards them astatine precocious speed.

The 2 tourists had stayed for 4 days astatine the Big Lagoon Camp, astir 600 km (370 miles) from the capital, Lusaka, wherever the onslaught happened.

Female elephants are precise protective of their calves and Zambian authorities person antecedently called connected tourists to workout utmost caution portion observing wildlife astir the country.

Last year, 2 American tourists were killed successful abstracted attacks by elephants successful the confederate African country. Both cases progressive aged tourists who were successful a safari conveyance erstwhile they were attacked.