There’s a moose on the loose! Old woman is sent flying when lost animal charges into her after her pet pug scared it

This is the astonishing moment a stray moose in Russia sent an elderly lady flying after charging into her.

Video showed the woman walking her dog in the southwestern city of Salavat before a clatter out of sight caused her to turn and let out a piercing scream.

The baby moose calf lunges with its legs outstretched and then charges into the frame before plowing into the woman, crushing her face with its bulky shoulder and knocking her to the ground.

The woman slides across the rough floor as her dog shuffles hastily out of the way, while the couple watches helplessly and bewildered as the moose darts out of sight.

The drama all unfolds in just a few seconds, and would be almost unbelievable if the camera wasn’t positioned to capture the entire scene.

Local reports suggest the animal – which came from the nearby forest – was frightened by the barking of the woman’s small dog.

The woman falls dramatically to the ground as the moose plows on and gets out of shot

The woman is thrown to the ground and lies on the ground as pug watches helplessly

The moose calf wandered around the southwestern city of Salavat for several days before crashing into the woman on camera.

Game rangers were called in to try to tranquilize the animal and return it to its natural habitat, but they were unable to prevent it from reaching residential areas.

The moose was spotted on CCTV cameras near a local hypermarket and on other streets, but they subsequently lost their trail.

“The animal ran into the fields,” said Radik Muratov, head of civil protection and emergency management in the city.

Tragedy finally struck when the moose crossed the road in front of a black car on the outskirts of Salavat.

According to reports, the moose was killed on the spot and the car was severely damaged.

Moose are not naturally aggressive animals, but are territorial and can become angry when harassed or intimidated by people, dogs and traffic, or when hungry and tired.

They are typically more susceptible to aggression during their mating season in late September and October, but settlement expansion and habitat destruction have steadily increased the number of reported incidents involving humans.

Human fatalities involving moose are rare, and experts say most fatalities result almost exclusively from vehicle accidents.

The Alaska Dept of Fish and Game recommends being patient with moose, even if it takes half an hour.

The moose was spotted on CCTV cameras near a local hypermarket and on other streets

The moose ran through the city of 156,000 for days before it was struck and killed

The baby moose calf is seen wandering around the Russian city

A loud noise can set the animal in motion, but those who are used to people are not easily scared away.

A baby moose usually weighs about 13 to 16 kg, up to 22 kg.

A fully grown moose can weigh up to 453 kg.

This week, an Alaskan man was attacked and killed by a moose while trying to take photos of her two newborn calves in Homer, a small town on Kachemak Bay, USA.

The female moose, which had recently given birth to calves, allegedly kicked or stomped Chroman as he and a companion desperately tried to run away, state troopers said.