Two forest workers had a scary experience while tracking a wild elephant in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu after it smashed one of their motorcycles.

The two men kept close to the elephant, which had strayed near villages in the Virajpet area, Coorg district on January 11.

The forest officials had parked their bikes on the roadside at Abbur village and were waiting for the elephant to go back to the forest on its own as it had done earlier.

However, it then charged their vehicles and smashed one of them out of the way, dragging it with its trunk for a few metres.

An official of Karnataka forest department said the elephant seemed to have become aggressive and would be kept under close watch.

Two forest watchers had a scary experience while tracking a wild elephant in Coorg in South India.
The two men had kept a close on the elephant, which had strayed near villages in Virajpet taluk, on January 11.
They had parked their bikes on roadside at Abbur village and were waiting for the elephant to go back to the forest on its own as it had done earlier.

The elephant suddenly appeared looking agitated and running on the road. It hit one of the bikes with its trunk and dragged it for a few metres before running away. An official of Karnataka forest department said the elephant seemed to have become aggressive and would be kept under close watch.