This is the horrifying moment a panicked elephant tramples a crowd of festival-goers in India.
The male elephant was part of an 18 animal strong procession for the Rath Yatra celebrations through Khadia, an area in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, when it appears to have become spooked.
The colourfully dressed creature seems to be looking for a way out from the busy streets when he storms away from its handlers and charges towards a crowd pressed up against some railings.
Several terrified people get caught under the elephant's feet and the collapsing railing as the huge animal bulldozes through, waving its tusks.
Dozens rush to help the squashed festival-goers once the creature makes its way further down the street, two more elephants in tow.
