A wild boar sent four people to the hospital after tearing through the Japanese city of Toyota in a frightening early-morning rampage.
The roughly 120-pound animal first stormed into a factory that prepares school lunches at around 5:30 a.m., according to reports.
Once inside, the boar charged at workers and knocked down a 64-year-old employee who tried to fend it off with a shopping bag and a plastic container.
Surveillance footage showed another worker rushing in with a metal trolley as the terrifying standoff continued. The boar finally backed off after about two and a half minutes.
But the chaos did not end there.
Minutes later, the animal attacked a cyclist at a nearby road crossing. It then moved on to another factory about 800 yards away, where it tried to gore a man in his 80s.
Police and firefighters were eventually called in and managed to corner the animal. The boar died at the scene.
Four people were hospitalized after the attacks.
The bizarre incident comes as Japan continues to deal with growing concern over dangerous wildlife encounters.
Bears remain the country’s deadliest wild animals, but wild boar attacks have also been rising. Since 2016, more than 670 people have been attacked by boars in Japan.
Last year alone, 94 wild boar attacks were reported, marking the highest annual total on record.
For the people caught in the middle of the Toyota rampage, the morning turned into a terrifying reminder that even a routine workday can suddenly become dangerous when a wild animal charges into the city.
