Story By Joseph Golder
News Editor Ajda Ender
This is the moment a pedestrian tumbles to the ground while fleeing a crow that repeatedly swoops at him before he reportedly dashed into a shop to take cover.
CCTV footage shows a man falling while trying to escape an aggressive crow attack in Elazıg, Turkey, on June 2, 2026.***Video License Restrictions: NONE/UNLIMITED. This video is from a professional partner – for details of our ‘professional partner’ license see https://newsx.agency/licences/ For terms visit: https://newsx.media/terms-conditions/
The footage was captured on a CCTV camera in the city of Elazig, in the eastern Turkish province of Elazig, on 2nd June.
The video shows the man walking along a street in the Rustempasa neighbourhood when the crow suddenly drops out of the air and targets him.
Startled by the bird, he breaks into a run before losing his balance and taking a heavy tumble.
This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-ManCrowRunning-01.mp4: CCTV footage shows a man falling while trying to escape an aggressive crow attack in Elazıg, Turkey, on June 2, 2026.
The crow presses on with its aerial attack as he scrambles up and runs out of shot.
He reportedly sprinted through a doorway into the business to shield himself.
The aggressive bird can then be seen flying away as the footage ends.
The reason for the bird’s aggression was not established.
(Joe Golder/Clipzilla/NX)
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