| SUV hits elephant that escaped from Okla. circus |
| Updated 11/9/2009 12:01 PM ET |
ENID, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal — a really big one.
An elephant that escaped from a nearby circus collided with the couple's SUV Wednesday night when it ran across a rural highway in Enid, about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City.
Police say the 29-year-old elephant had escaped earlier that night from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. The couple weren't injured in the crash, but police say the elephant had a broken tusk and an injured leg.
Authorities say the elephant's tusk tore a hole in the SUV's sheet metal.
After the crash, the elephant was taken to a veterinary school for an exam. Dr. Dwight Olson says the elephant doesn't appear to have serious injuries.
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| Posted 11/5/2009 12:57 PM ET | |
| Updated 11/9/2009 12:01 PM ET | |
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