Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers and extends from north to south and from east to west.
Read More at Wikipedia ›South African wildlife officials say a delivery truck driver who was going too fast slammed into a herd of impala, leaving seven dead antelope strewn along a road in the country's flagship Kruger National Park.
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