Watch: Encounter with Lion in Road Sends Couple Running for Their Lives in India

By Tim Binnall

A wild piece of security footage from India shows the moment when a scooter-riding couple encounters a lion wandering the streets of a village. The remarkable run-in reportedly occurred earlier this month in the community of Nawabandar. In the video, the unnamed couple turns a corner on their bike and spots something unusual ahead of them. Later saying that they initially thought it was a stray dog, the pair quickly realized that was not the case when they got a better look at the sizable feline. In a testament to their terror, the couple immediately abandon their bike and take off running for their lives. Like something of a horror film, after the pair have gone, the big cat nonchalantly emerges from the darkness and strolls through the now-empty street.