Overview
- Video captured and shared on Facebook by cab driver Shiva Sharma shows a wild elephant stepping on a motorcyclist twice near Nepali Farm on the Haridwar–Dehradun Highway at about 4 a.m. on Thursday.
- The footage went viral across social platforms and was picked up by multiple news outlets, drawing immediate attention to the rider’s survival and the dangers of roadside elephant encounters.
- After the elephant moved away and crossed the highway railing back toward the forest, passers-by rushed to help the biker who appeared to get up with no visible injuries but whose medical condition has not been independently confirmed.
- The stretch runs close to Rajaji Tiger Reserve and near the Jolly Grant Airport area, and reports say the route overlaps known elephant movement corridors where such sightings are not unusual.
- The incident highlights recurring road-safety concerns for motorists in wildlife zones and could increase pressure for measures such as better signage, speed controls, patrols, or crossing warnings along the highway.