Mother Bear Attacks Car on Road in Japan
- On September 29, a bear and cub charged at a vehicle in Bifuka Town, Hokkaido. Dashcam footage shows the mother bear slamming her body against the car three times during the encounter.
- Bear sightings in Japan have become an increasingly visible issue in the region, forcing the driver to stop when the animals suddenly approached her moving vehicle.
- Though the bear caused significant damage by scratching the front of the car and leaving a hole, she remained uninjured during the dangerous encounter.
- Hokkaido police released the dashcam footage on September 29 to document the dangerous encounter. The video reveals the animals approaching the car multiple times and crashing into it.
- With bear sightings becoming increasingly visible in Japan, motorists are advised to exercise caution when driving through mountainous areas where wildlife encounters are frequent.
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In Hokkaido, Japan, the driver stopped the car after seeing a bear and its cub, but then the female bear suddenly attacked the vehicle. A video of this entire incident has surfaced.
A video documenting a violent attack by a bear on a car as it passes through a forest during the night.
A meeting with two bears on a road from Hokkaido, Japan, turned into a violent attack on a car. The driver stopped to let the animals cross, but the bear suddenly returned, jumped on the hood and started to bite and scratch the car.
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The Independent (US)Bears charge at car driving through Japan
A bear and cub charged at a car in Japan, footage released by police shows. The driver was travelling through Bifuka Town, Hokkaido, on 29 September, when the animals approached her vehicle. She said that the bigger bear charged at her car three times. The driver was reportedly uninjured, but one of the bears scratched the front of her car with its claws and a hole was left in the vehicle. Dashcam footage shows the bears approaching the car mult…
Dashcam Captures Bear Punching A Hole In The Hood Of A Car It Attacked While Protecting Its Cub On A Road In Japan
Japan has been dealing with an escalating bear issue in recent years as it grapples with an unprecedented number of attacks. No one was injured in an incident that recently unfolded on a road in Hokkaido, but the person who owns the car that was involved needed some repairs after attracting the ire of a […]
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