Maine: Motorist Smashed Head on into a Big Moose

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 07-13-2014, 09:29 AM

Pictures show the horrific aftermath of a driver smashing head on into a moose which had walked into the road in front of him.

He hit the animal with such force that it crushed the front half of his vehicle, its head and antlers smashing through the roof.

The pictures were taken by a local resident showing the dead moose stretched across the front seats of the car.

She said she didn't see the accident but took the pictures after the moose and car were taken to a nearby garage.

The force of the impact meant the top of the moose's body had slammed into the roof of the vehicle. The windscreen and passenger windows were smashed.

But the driver, who has not been named, walked away, after suffering broken hands and arms. He was treated at a local hospital.

The man was driving on Route 15 in Maine, Boston, and there are more than 500 incidents of cars hitting a moose in the region each year.

Last week a man died after his car hit a moose in Howland, Maine.

Moose can grow up to seven feet tall, and weigh more than 70 stone - 450 kilos.

Police urge drivers to be especially careful from dusk to dawn, when they are most active.