Commuters were left terrified after a wild elephant raided their auto rickshaw looking for food in southeastern Sri Lanka.

Footage shows the animal thrusting it's trunk through the vehicle door, as two young girls can be seen hiding behind the vehicle.

"Lot of people give elephants food in this area. Due to this, the animal got used to stopping vehicles to collect food," said one of the locals.

According to the reports, no casualties were reported after the incident.

The incident took place at Buttala in Monaragala District of Uva Province on November, 2018.

Commuters were left baffled after an elephant nearly plunged into their autorickshaw looking for food in southeastern Sri Lanka.

The incident took place at Buttala in Monaragala District of Uva Province on November 02, 2018.

The video shows, a curious elephant thrusting its trunk through the vehicle door as the commuters began panicking.

Two young girls can be seen hiding behind the vehicle as the animal rams against the autorickshaw trying to extort food.

Following this, the animal commenced to stealing food stacked inside the autorickshaw.

"Lot of people give elephants food in this area. Due to this, the animal got used to stopping vehicles to collect food," said one of the locals.

According to the reports, no casualties were reported after the incident.