Norwegian driver hits bear after trying to avoid moose

[redred]

A Norwegian driver who tried to avoid crashing into a moose hit a bear instead, a wildlife official said.

The accident took place on Wednesday night on a rural road 225km (140 miles) north of Oslo, in Hedmark county.

While the driver escaped uninjured, a search party was tracking the bear after finding traces of blood, local wildlife official Svein Erik Bjorke told the Reuters news agency.

Norway is home to around 100,000 moose and 150 brown bears.

The driver spotted the moose around midnight near Hanestad village and tried to steer around the animal, when a bear suddenly ran in front of his car.

"The driver had lost a bit of speed as he tried to avoid the moose before hitting the bear," Mr Bjorke told Reuters.

"We are currently tracking the bear and we have found traces of blood indicating internal injuries."

The driver's car sustained some damage in the accident. The moose managed to flee the scene unharmed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19288749

[deebakes]

wtf :lol:

[Goofy]

This story is full of awesome :lol:

[redred]

i just like the thought process ,right we have 100000 of those but i don't want to hit that , i want to hit something that we only have 150 of :lol:

[minz]

You couldnt make that up :lol:


Poor bear. :(

[Arkady Renko]

let's just hope the moose had insurance

[Arkady Renko]

wtf :lol:

sounds like something that could just as well have happened in Minnesota

[minz]

wtf :lol:

That's what the poor bear was thinking. :sad2:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If you've ever seen what kind of damage a moose does to a car when you hit it, you'd run into a bear instead too :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/jre84.jpg

Moose vs Car in New Hampshire

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/jt6c2.jpg

In Newfoundland

[Arkady Renko]

moose 2, humans 0

[redred]

149 bears left in the woods of norway :sad2:

[deebakes]

149 too many :hand:

[Hugh_Janus]

if you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big sur..... oh shit, moose!!! Phew. Oh fuck, bear!

[lost in melb.]

149 bears left in the woods of norway

Counted at the annual bear-moot :-k :mrgreen:

[redred]

if you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big sur..... oh shit, moose!!! Phew. Oh fuck, bear!

:lol:

[Hal-9000]

If you've ever seen what kind of damage a moose does to a car when you hit it, you'd run into a bear instead too :hand:

Up here if you hit a moose or a bear, your car will likely be totaled