Elephant killed and bus driver badly injured after accident on Thai highway: Stomper shares shocking video of crash

A wild elephant was killed and a bus driver was left badly injured after an accident in Thailand's Lampang province on Sep 30.

According to Bangkok Post, the bus had been carrying 25 passengers and travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai when the collision took place in the darkness at around 10pm.

The elephant died instantly from the impact while the 45-year-old bus driver was badly injured and trapped in the driver’s seat. 

Rescue workers took more than one hour to extricate the driver from the wreckage before he was rushed to a hospital. The other passengers remained unhurt.

An investigation revealed that the elephant had broken loose from its shelter and was walking on the Chiang Mai-Lampang Road when the tragedy occurred.

Stomper Spencer shared with Stomp a dramatic video of the accident and said he had received it from a friend in Malaysia via WhatsApp.

Watch it below.