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THIS is the terrifying moment a furious bull elephant lifts a busload of helpless safari tourists into the air with its tusks before spectacularly knocking them to the ground, not once, but twice.
Cowering passengers can be heard crying as the driver shouts at the massive beast in Pilanesberg National Park near Johannesburg, South Africa, to back away from the vehicle.
Although the tour guide yelled at the animal to “move, move” while punching the side of his open truck, the elephant was not deterred, stamping its feet at the tourists in hopes of launching itself into their safari.
In a second round, the 11-foot creature let out a loud trumpet before positioning its massive tusks under the vehicle, nearly knocking it over as it pulled it high up.
In the clip posted online on March 19, the enraged elephant then walks away from the bus, flapping its large ears vigorously.
A furious elephant (pictured) nearly ran over an open tourist bus in South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park not once, but twice.
In the terrifying footage, the driver could be heard shouting at the beast to “move” before the elephant went in for a second ride – almost knocking over the tourist truck (pictured).
The 11-foot bull elephant wasn’t too keen on tourists coming to see his home, sending them fiercely back down to earth.
Angry elephants are known to have their eyes wide and ears spread when approaching a perceived threat, according to Asiliaa Africa.
The terrified driver tries to get away from the disgruntled tusker who appears to be heading for a third battle with the tourist truck.
But as the animal approaches for the third lap, the handler places his palms together and pleads, “No. Enough, enough, enough, enough.
As he tries to quickly escape, the furious animal keeps his eyes glued to the vehicle until the end of the sequence.
No one in the vehicle was injured following the incident, according to local media.
Wildlife officials have already warned drivers and tour operators to always give way to animals and to be especially careful near breeding herds.
It comes shortly after two tourists were forced to flee a rampaging elephant in India for their lives.
An unfortunate tourist tripped and fell – and was almost trampled by the best.
The two men got out of their car to pose for a selfie with the elephant on the side of the road on January 31.
The elephant, which was strolling along National Highway 766 which passes through Bandipur National Park in southern India, suddenly went berserk and charged at the two animals.
Elephant sent driver and passengers flying during petrifying altercation
A faint scream could be heard among the cowering passengers as they were sent skyward by the animal (pictured).
The elephant, whose ears were wide and its feet stomping, seemed to want to take a third turn while the driver begged the animal.
As the bus sped away, the tired animal kept an eye on the safari tourists.
Dramatic video shows tourists running for their lives as the huge elephant charges towards them.
The two men sprint down the road while a third person drives the red car alongside them.
As the selfies appear to overtake the crazed animal, one of them trips and falls, leaving him at the mercy of the elephant who tramples him.
The man avoids the animal’s blows and crawls towards the forest to escape while the elephant turns around and runs across the road towards an oncoming car.