A GROUP of tourists were left terrified after a stampede of bison crushed their rental car and cracked one of the windows.
Even worse – they failed to get any insurance for the car.
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Bruce Delle Chiaie, 50, was driving through Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, with his wife and three children on August 13 when a herd of bison rushed on to the road, stopping all traffic.
One huge bison hit Bruce’s rental car with his horns, causing severe damage to it and the whole family to scream with terror.
In the video, Bruce swears as the bison run towards their car, as well as two other cars on the road.
He says: “Oh my gosh, look at them all coming.”
He then begs them not to hit the car saying “don’t, don’t, don’t.”
As a large animal runs towards them they all scream before it hits the car with a huge crash.
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Bruce then says: “Oh man, there goes the money.
“I can’t believe we take the insurance.”
The hood was crushed and the side of the windscreen was also smashed.
Bruce added that another driver’s alarm set them off.
Bruce said: “We had gone to Lamar Valley to try and view a moose we had seen the night before.
“We got out of the car and started looking for the moose.
“We were setting up a spotting scope when one of my sons says ‘run for the car!’
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“I turned to see a brown wall rushing down the road.
“We got to the car and my sons went in the back, I stood for a minute and was in awe and started taping.
“My wife starts yelling at me to get in, and fortunately I heeded her warning.”
According to Bruce, the animal that hit the car caused severe damage to the vehicle, including a crushed hood, a cracked windshield and a broken door.
Bruce said: “The car had 3500 miles on it when we picked it up, brand new!
“We still have not received the damage costs but I am guessing it will be around $10,000. (£8,200).”
According to National Geographic, bison can weight up to 2,200 pounds (997kg).
Last month, a nine year old girl was thrown 10 feet in the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park after her family ran away.
She was checked over by local authorities with social media users slamming her parents for not helping her.
Tourists in South Africa faced two minutes of terror after a white rhino chased their jeep through the area.
