Coimbatore: Narrow escape for forest workers as tusker gives chase

COIMBATORE: A group of forest department field staff had a narrow escape when a rogue tusker charged towards them and damaged the patrol vehicle at Sarkarpathy near Pollachi on Saturday while they were trying to chase the animal into forest.
According to a forester, the lone tusker was raiding agriculture fields at Sarkarpathy. When alerted, the field staff attached to Pollachi forest range rushed to the spot.

“The lone tusker, however, charged towards the patrol vehicle. While the driver immediately reversed the vehicle, that didn’t stop the wild elephant from damaging its bonnet. The staff have escaped without any injuries,” the forester said.
The forest field staff, meanwhile, chased the elephant away into the forest by bursting firecrackers. The team is monitoring the movement of the elephant in Pollachi forest range.
The video of the elephant charging towards the patrol vehicle has, meanwhile, gone viral on social media.