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Safari vehicle topples as rhinos charge towards it, tourists luckily escape

The video showing two rhinos charging towards a tourist vehicle was posted on Twitter.

Published on: Feb 26, 2023, 15:26:26 IST
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A scary video of a jeep toppling over after two rhinos charged towards it was recently posted on Twitter. The video has now sparked a conversation among netizens about guidelines regarding wildlife safaris.

The image shows the moment before the safari vehicles topples while escaping two rhinos. (Twitter/@aakashbadhawan)
The image shows the moment before the safari vehicles topples while escaping two rhinos. (Twitter/@aakashbadhawan)

IFS officer Akash Deep Badhawan posted the video on Twitter along with a caption that may make you think. “I think it’s about time guidelines for safety and rescue in adventure sports are implemented in wildlife safaris across the country. Safaris are becoming more of adventure sports now! Jaldapara today!” he wrote.

The video opens to show two safari vehicles parked at the side of a road. Within moments, two rhinos charge at the vehicles perhaps because they got too close to the animals. The cars then start reversing and while doing so, one of the jeeps topples over. The video ends with the animals disappearing into the jungle.

While replying to a Twitter user’s question about the condition of the people in the jeep that toppled over, Badhawan replied, “They’re safe.”

Take a look at the posts:

“Ban cell phones in safaris, tourists and drivers get close to the animals so they can get a photo or a video on their cell phones!!” wrote a Twitter user. “Damn, bad driving here. Drills should happen so that drivers can learn to handle situations better,” posted another. “Unskilled driver,” commented a third.

 
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Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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