Moment 'aggressive' elephant suddenly turns and chases after vehicle in Sri Lanka

This was the moment an "aggressive" elephant suddenly turned around and began chasing after a vehicle in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

This was the moment an "aggressive" elephant suddenly turned around and began chasing after a vehicle in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Footage filmed by a passenger shows the vehicle carefully trailing the elephant but after a few moments, the mammal suddenly swings around and begins running towards the car.

The driver starts honking the vehicle's car and quickly reverses before the oncoming elephant eventually lets off.

The elephant was identified as Sando, an aggressive mammal that returned to the park after two years.

This footage was filmed on February 21.