Incident occurred near Mahalakshmi Layout Swimming Pool Junction

Bull charged at a person in a 2-wheeler driving in the opposite direction

Canter Truck driver showed great level of spatial awareness and applied brakes

A “Kole Basava” or a caparisoned bull used for performances caused havoc in Bengaluru by nearly killing a man. The presence of mind shown by a Canter Truck driver saved the life of a person driving a 2-wheeler. The CCTV visuals of this incident have been obtained by NewsFirst. 

The incident occurred near the Mahalakshmi Layout Swimming Pool Junction. The sudden change in behaviour of a seemingly calm bull is shocking to say the least. 

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A woman was escorting the bull when in an unexplainable change in mood, the bull charged at a person in a 2-wheeler driving in the opposite direction. It continued running in a random fashion after having collided with the biker. The impact of the collision flung the bike driver near the wheels of a Canter Truck. The Canter Truck driver showed a great level of spatial awareness and applied the brakes hence saving the life of the person on the bike. 

A call for a ban on caparisoned elephants was earlier made in Kerala due to the occasional cases of death and destruction. The situation needs to be carefully assessed and stringent measures must be taken to prevent any tragic incident from unfolding.