A SOUTH AFRICAN animal rights group is planning to sue the people responsible for the death of a giraffe that smashed its head on a bridge as it was transported in a trailer on one of Africa’s busiest motorways.

    Eyewitnesses reported seeing two giraffes in an open air trailer being driven along Johannesburg’s N1 motorway Thursday before one hit its head on the bridge.

    “What a weird and sad thing to witness. That impact was so shocking,” TV and radio personality Pabi Moloi said.

    South Africa’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) said they would be seeking to prosecute those responsible.

    The incident has caused outrage in South Africa and has been compared to a scene in Hollywood film “Hangover 3,” in which bungling character Alan Garner buys a giraffe before accidentally decapitating it on a highway bridge. (SD-Agencies)