From moose to bear

[marcusorelius]

OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian driver who swerved his car on a rural road to avoid running into a moose hit a bear instead, authorities said on Thursday.

The driver spotted the moose on a country road near Hanestad, 225 kilometers north of Oslo, around midnight on Wednesday, and tried to go around the animal, not realizing that a bear was also nearby.

"The driver had lost a bit of speed as he tried to avoid the moose before hitting the bear," said Svein Erik Bjorke of the local wildlife authority, who was out in the forest searching for the wounded animal.

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

The driver escaped uninjured while his car suffered some damage.

 

[Pat L]

Yikes! Was he driving through a zoo?!?

 

[BwanaDik]

And this time of year 225 clicks north of Oslo it's broad daylight. Wonder what else was distracting him?

 

[majicmaker]

Bear must be pissed off. Hope the bear didn't get his license plate number!

 

[Intech]

Given a choice I would hit the bear instead of the moose too. Moose vs. car rarely has a good outcome.