A shocking video is currently going viral, where an elephant was captured charging at a two-wheeler and forcing its riders to leave the vehicle and run.
The video was posted on Twitter by Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda and was shot by Twitter user Sreedhar V. "Two-wheeler riders did not listen to FD staff and decided to go ahead while elephants were crossing and got charged at," officer said while sharing the video.
In the 16-second-long video, a car can be seen parked some distance away from the elephants on the road, while two people on a bike who decide to ignore the forest department's warning and tried to cross the road, when an elephant charged at them.
The men can be seen getting off the bike and running for their lives before the elephant trampled them. "When the elephant is with calf, the gentle giant can be a real giant," the officer wrote while sharing the video on Twitter.
This video has collected 4,000 views so far and also grabbing comments. Watch the video below:
Gently saying no. Enough is enough.
When the elephant is with calf, the gentle giant can be a real giant. pic.twitter.com/401n5IEFb5
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) April 29, 2020