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Wild boar crashes into Mercedes-Benz on road in China

Animal ran into car in a road tunnel in Hangzhou, newspaper reports

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The boar at the scene of the crash. Photo: 163.com
Sidney Leng

Reports about a wild boar running into a road and crashing into a Mercedes-Benz in eastern China have attracted huge interest online, according to a newspaper report.

The accident happened in a road tunnel in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province on Tuesday evening, the Qianjiang Evening News reported.

The driver of the car saw the boar on a cycle lane when he was driving through the Linyin tunnel and drove cautiously as he did not want to hit it, according to the report.

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But the animal, weighing about 150kg, jumped into the road and ran into the vehicle.
Damage to the car after the collision. Photo: 163.com
Damage to the car after the collision. Photo: 163.com

“It went in the wrong the direction and hit me,” the driver was quoted as saying. “The boar didn’t move and just stared at me ferociously. I didn’t dare get out of the car. I would be hurt if it came at me.”

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