Bronx Zoo SUV crash leaves seven dead

guardian.co.uk (1 year and 1 month ago)

Apr 30, 2012

Second time in a year that a vehicle has gone over guardrail on New York overpass and plunged into zoo belowAn out-of-control SUV has run off an overpass and plunged into New York's Bronx Zoo, killing all seven people on board including three full story

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