Saudi tourist trampled to death by elephant on safari in Uganda

The animal charged at the man after he got out of a car in the country's largest safari park, authorities say

A Saudi tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant during a game drive at a popular park in Uganda, a wildlife official says.

The attack happened on Tuesday at the Murchison Falls national park when the man left the vehicle he was travelling in with friends, said Uganda wildlife authority spokesman Bashir Hangi.