A dramatic video has emerged of a hippo charging a car in Vaalwater, South Africa.

The footage, shot last month, captures the moment the hippo rushes towards the car after it was shot with a tranquilliser dart by a vet.

It also proves that, despite their weight, hippos can move very quickly on dry land and are extremely dangerous predators.

The female hippo was successfully re-located to a nature reserve, according to the filmer.

This hippo cow was found wondering on the road. Serious injury or death can be caused by a hippo. During the immobilisation process she decided to charge us. (The short 30 sec clip). She was successfully trans located to Nature Reserve. The whole darting and loading process was filmed