India, Nov. 14 -- A biker had a terrifying encounter with a wild elephant near Jolly Grant Airport on the Dehradun-Rishikesh highway in Uttarakhand. After falling off his motorcycle, he was left on the road as the elephant stepped on him twice. People nearby made noise to drive the animal away, and the man managed to survive the close encounter.

The incident was captured in a video shared by Instagram user Rahul Joes, who said he arrived at the spot just as it happened.

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In the clip, the biker can be seen lying on the road as the elephant approaches him. The animal steps on him twice before moving away, while people nearby try to scare it off ...