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The rhinoceros who needs a zebra crossing! Giant beast stays in a spin and unsteady on its legs after being loaded into a truck
- Animal was hit while trying to cross the highway at a popular wildlife sanctuary in Assam, India
- The lucky rhino survived the incident after retreating to the nearby forest
- Truck driver fined for speeding, with debate over who was to blame
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Footage has been captured of a rhinoceros colliding with a truck on a highway in India, leaving the animal stunned but unharmed from the incident.
The video shows the armored beast falling into the side of the moving vehicle, the impact sending the animal into a spin as the truck tries to swerve out of its orbit.
After slipping to the ground while trying to retreat from the crash, the rhino manages to return to the safety of the surrounding forest.
The incident took place in the Kaziranga National Park area in Assam, and the footage was posted on Twitter on Oct. 9 by Himanta Biswa Sarma, the region’s chief minister, who launched the tourist season in the park on Sept. 22.
On Twitter, Mr Sarma confirmed that the driver had been punished, writing: ‘Rhinocons are our special friends; we will not allow any intrusion into their space.
‘In this unfortunate incident in Haldibari, the rhino survived; vehicle intercepted and fined.’
A debate erupted on the social media platform as to who was to blame for the incident, with many coming forward to defend the driver.
“How can you blame the truck driver and fine him? I’ve watched the video 10 times (and) still couldn’t… find its fault,” said one user.
A rhinoceros crashes into the side of a truck on a highway in India’s Kaziranga National Park
Rhinoceros is sent spinning after colliding with truck, confirmed to be speeding
The animal falls unsteadily on its feet after trying to recover from the incident
The rhinoceros was then spotted, seemingly unharmed from the collision
Indian media However, Indian media reported that the speed limit on the road is 40 km/h, but the truck was traveling at 50 km/h.
Meanwhile, while some blamed the road builders for placing it so close to the nature reserve, Mr Sarma confirmed in his tweet that a solution was on the way, with plans to build a ‘special 32 km (20 mi) elevated corridor’ across the reserve.
Causeways are common in protected areas, bypassing the habitats of the local fauna.
The park’s history dates back to 1904, when the Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, wife of the Viceroy of India, asked her husband to take steps to protect the rhinoceroses for which the area was famous after struggling to keep one. to mock.
A year later, a protected forest area was established in the area, which was initially closed to visitors. It was expanded over the years and was gradually declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.