{"id":344972,"date":"2021-09-27T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T15:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/angry-elephant-smashes-bus-windshield-in-shocking-video\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T18:10:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T15:10:50","slug":"angry-elephant-smashes-bus-windshield-in-shocking-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/angry-elephant-smashes-bus-windshield-in-shocking-video\/","title":{"rendered":"#Angry elephant smashes bus windshield in shocking video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Angry elephant smashes bus windshield in shocking video<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>They <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently didn\u2019t have their E-Z Pass. <\/p>\n<p>Commuters in Nilgiris, Southern India, got a closer wildlife encounter than perhaps desired after an enraged elephant smashed their bus\u2019 windshield with its tusks, as seen in this wild video. <\/p>\n<p>The frightening attack reportedly occurred on Sept. 25 while a state-owned bus was ferrying government employees in Kotagiri, Jam Press reported. The driver had stopped to let a male tusker cross the road, whereupon Dumbo decided to attack the vehicle. <\/p>\n<p>In the dramatic footage, shot by a passenger, the driver can be seen backing up the bus while the pissed-off pachyderm pursues it like a T. Rex in \u201cJurassic Park.\u201d All of a sudden, the elephant rams both its tusks into the windshield, creating a massive spiderweb crack, which causes the passengers to cry out in shock. <\/p>\n<p>After the colossal critter gores the glass a second time, the driver puts the vehicle in park and then herds the commuters to the back of the bus. <\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the elephant eventually walked away without inflicting more damage on the vehicle, according to Jam Press.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731\" alt=\"The driver has been praised for remaining cool in the face of danger.\" class=\"wp-image-19606681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-79.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>The elephant approaches the bus that was carrying government workers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>flare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731\" alt=\"The elephant was crossing the road in front of the vehicle before the attack happened.\" class=\"wp-image-19607244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-78.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>The elephant was crossing the road in front of the vehicle before the attack happened.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsflare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731\" alt=\"The animal connected with the windshield, shattering it.\" class=\"wp-image-19607245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>The animal connected with the windshield, shattering it.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsflare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, environmental officials have praised the bus operator for remaining calm in the face of the tram-page. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge respect for the driver of this Government bus in Nilgiris who kept his cool even under the terrifying hits on the bus from an agitated tusker,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/supriyasahuias\/status\/1441700706423959560\">tweeted Supriya Sahu,<\/a> principal secretary for environment, climate change and forests for the government of Tamil Nadu. \u201cHe helped passengers move back safely, in an incident today morning. That\u2019s why they say a cool mind works wonders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time an elephant has given a vehicle a beat-down. In 2014, an angry tusker made waves online after it was filmed flipping a car in Kruger National Park, South Africa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731\" alt=\"The bus driver praised for his cool actions during the incident.\" class=\"wp-image-19607246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/elephant-83.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>The bus driver was praised for his cool actions during the incident.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsflare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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