Motorist collides with an alligator on a highway in the United States and both die

A man died this Thursday after his car collided with an alligator on a highway in the Tampa metropolitan area, on the west coast of Floridalocal media report.

The victim, John Hopkins59, was driving shortly after midnight on a highway with his small vehicle, a Chevrolet Aveo, when he collided with the reptile, which was on the road and who also died as a result of the accident, authorities informed the local television channel. the NBC network.

The Aveo is 4.3 meters long, one meter more than the 3.3 meters that the alligator had, a very common species in Florida.

The state has a healthy and stable population of alligators estimated at 1.3 million animals of all sizes, according to official estimates.

After the crash, the vehicle went off the road and rolled into a ditch where another driver saw it and stopped to call police.

When officers arrived at the crash scene, they certified that Hopkins had died at the scene.

Although infrequent, local media report accidents of this type with some frequency, whether with crocodiles, alligators or bears.

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