Elephant Involved in Tourist Attack at Safari Park Killed, Thousands Condemn Decision [VIDEO]

An enraged bull elephant that smashed into a car in Kruger National Park December, 30 was killed by the park managers.

The shocking action was captured on camera by tourists who were in another vehicle. A British teacher Sarah Brooks and her fiancé, who were on a safari trip at the Kruger National Park, South Africa, were trying to drive past the elephant. The couple were on a self-drive safari and were seen taking some unwanted risk. The video clearly shows that the elephant was agitated and yet the couple chose to drive closer to the distressed animal.

Brooks (30), a teacher from Lincolnshire, was stabbed on her thigh by the elephant's tusks. Her fiancé sustained a few injuries. The elephant pushed the car 100 metres from the road and finally crushed it. Since it trampled the back of the car, the tourists managed to survive the attack. The couple was immediately rushed to the hospital.

It was after this incident that William Mabasa, general manager at Kruger National Park decided that the elephant had to be killed since it displayed an aggressive behavior.

 According to BBC, the male elephant was 'on musth', a condition where the levels of testosterone levels are on rise due to which elephants become aggressive. Also, they spotted a wound on the elephant, suggesting it had been fighting.

 "It could have engaged in a fight with other bulls where it was eventually expelled, and when an elephant is in that state it will be very aggressive and I think that's the reason why we had a case like this one," he said.

The park officials say they do not regret killing the animal.

The killing of the elephant was condemned by several people who took to networking sites to protest this act.

This elephant was killed because a TOURIST WENT TOO CLOSE TO IT. Fucking humans... instead of respecting... https://t.co/L5Pm9Ih3MA

— The Red Pill (@01TheRedPill) January 15, 2014

Why didn't they put down the stupid people in the car? — “The elephant was later put down” https://t.co/ptXQg7hxaN — Kai Gradert (@kaigradert) January 15, 2014

Absolut idiots on this planet And a elephant has to be put down because u shouldn't have been where u were... https://t.co/zPfRjaE3ji — wayne kelly (@lionking1970) January 15, 2014