'Won't allow any infringement': Assam CM after rhino gets hit by truck at Haldibari

Oct 10, 2022 - 13:30

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'Won't allow any infringement': Assam CM after rhino gets hit by truck at Haldibari

Driving through an animal corridor can be very challenging. As animals frequently roam around, the drivers should be extra cautious while travelling through the region.

Recently, a tragic incident happened at the Haldibari Animal Corridor in Assam where a rhinoceros was hit by a truck while trying to cross the highway. A video of the incident has been shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan on Twitter. As soon as the video surfaced on the internet, it got the attention of users.

Friends while driving through animal corridors, least we can do is caution.
Video is from Haldibari Animal Corridor in Assam. pic.twitter.com/pIEQU7yyIP
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) October 9, 2022

In the video, the truck, at the last second, can be seen attempting to change lanes in order to avoid colliding with the rhino. But it turned out to be a failed attempt. After the unfortunate collision, the rhino tried to stand up and leave the road, but it tumbled to the ground once more. Though it was suffering in pain, on the second try, it successfully left the highway.

Since being shared, the video has received more than 4 lakh views on Twitter and over 10,000 users have liked it so far. The viewers marked it as an “unfortunate” occurrence as the driver did not do it intentionally. They tried to back the driver, while some of them also made a special mention of the speed while driving through the highway inside the forest.

A user said, “There was no chance that the driver would have stopped. It’s an unfortunate accident.”