Watch This Diesel Moose Get Flipped By A Speeding Car And Walk Away Like A Boss

If moose knew to look to the sides before crossing a road, incidents like this wouldn’t happen. In the video below, you watch as a moose gets hurdled into the air by an emergency vehicle and despite the shocking impact, its legs (and body) are fully intact by the end of the video.

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Where Do Moose Live?

Moose can be found in different parts of the world, including Russia, Europe, and North America. In North America, they can be found in the northern regions including states like Maine, Washington, and Alaska, as well as the country of Canada. In Northern Europe, moose can be found where the boreal and temperate forests are found.

What Happens When A Car Hits A Moose?

Moose stand tall at nearly seven feet and both the males and females can reach weights of over 1,000 pounds. When a vehicle strikes a moose, it hits the moose’s legs first. The impact destabilizes the moose and sends it crashing on either the windshield or roof of the vehicle depending on how fast it’s going. A slower speed might mean the moose ends up crashing through the windshield. You’ll see in the video at the bottom of the page what a higher velocity impact does. These collisions can be deadly for the vehicle passengers as well as the moose.

Moose Gets Hit By Car

The clip below was taken by a dashcam in a truck. It’s parked behind another semi and between the two vehicles, a moose sees an opportunity to cross the road. It doesn’t look to either side before crossing and just proceeds confidently to make it to the other side, where there are snowy trees lining the road. Not even a second passes when what appears to be a police vehicle speeds down the road, slamming into the moose that’s made it about two-thirds of the way across.

It happens so quickly it’s startling. The moose is hit at such a high velocity that instead of landing on the windshield, it gets thrown into the air several feet higher than the vehicle itself. It does a complete turn in the air as debris from the car litters the road. It lands on its left side initially and sort of rolls on the ground, the speed of the impact still dragging it forward. Stunned but still able-bodied, it manages to stand and walk off into the forest in one piece.

The photo featured at the top of this post is © Patrick Herlihy/Shutterstock.com