Two-wheeler rider narrowly escapes wild elephant attack near Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

A two-wheeler rider narrowly escaped a chaotic elephant onslaught connected the Munnar-Udumalpet National Highway connected Wednesday morning. According to officials, the incidental occurred connected the S-Valavu (S-Curve) crook adjacent the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary connected the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border.

A chaotic tusker, locally known arsenic Virikompan, was lasting successful the mediate of the road. Upon noticing the animal, different motorists safely stopped their vehicles connected the roadside to hold for the tusker to determination into the forest. However, a two-wheeler rider attempted to thrust on the borderline of the road.

Spotting the moving vehicle, the tusker abruptly charged astatine the rider. He rapidly swerved the conveyance to the broadside of the road, abandoned it, and fled connected foot, narrowly escaping the charging elephant. Passengers connected a autobus captured the melodramatic brushwood connected video, which has since gone viral connected societal media.

An authoritative from the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary said the incidental did not instrumentality spot wrong the sanctuary’s jurisdiction. The S-Valavu country falls nether the Anamalai Tiger Reserve successful neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

“Normally, chaotic elephants successful the Chinnar portion bash not onslaught vehicles. The Forest section conducts regular nighttime patrolling on this way to guarantee the information of some radical and wildlife,” the serviceman said.

According to Forest section sources, the reckless enactment of the two-wheeler rider provoked the animal, triggering the assertive charge.