Trunk road rage

In India a cyclist suffered a road rage incident, from an elephant. The incident, which was captured on video, occurred as a cyclist overtook an elephant on a busy urban road. The animal, perhaps upset that its slow speed meant other road users were forced to overtake, sideswiped the cyclist with its trunk as he passed. The cyclist was not seriously hurt in the incident and was later able to resume his journey along the trunk route. The elephant did not stop to apologise for its actions however and nor did
November 28, 2012 Read time: 1 min
In India a cyclist suffered a road rage incident, from an elephant. The incident, which was captured on video, occurred as a cyclist overtook an elephant on a busy urban road. The animal, perhaps upset that its slow speed meant other road users were forced to overtake, sideswiped the cyclist with its trunk as he passed. The cyclist was not seriously hurt in the incident and was later able to resume his journey along the trunk route. The elephant did not stop to apologise for its actions however and nor did the police opt to charge it with an offence.

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