Deer collide with a car while crushing season reaches its peak in Richmond Park

This is the moment a wild deer crashes into the side of a car after fleeing a fight with a rival deer.

The pair of curly deer had turned a little off when they locked off their antlers in a showdown in Richmond Park, London, last Wednesday.

The video captured by a pedestrian shows elk, just yards away, gathering multiple times in an effort to assert their dominance.

Completely unaware of their surroundings, the animals approach their battle closer and closer to the road as spectators gather to watch the pair.

The stronger male deals a series of blows at his weaker opponent, who is forced to step back further.

Feeling defeated, the deer decided to flee, but ran straight into the road and crashed into the side of the car.

Lander Esparza Zodiere captured the footage in the park last week while he was on a walk.

A video captured by a walker shows elk, just yards away, gathering several times while trying to assert their dominance.

“I thought I was safe while maintaining sufficient distance … but it was clear that I was wrong,” he wrote on social media.

Lander said the antelope who collided with the car appeared to be “isolated from the surroundings, focused only on fighting” and did not notice the car.

Autumn is the breeding or breeding season for the 1,000 freely roaming borr deer living in the Royal Gardens in Richmond upon Thames.

Feeling defeated, a deer decides to flee, but its path becomes blocked when it runs straight down the road and crashes into the side of a car.

Between September and November, which are known as “rot”, the dominant elk compete to mate with female deer by cheering over their competitors.

This could lead to a confrontation between two males who might lock horns to compete for a mate.

Royal Parks has warned people that the animals are not “Disney creatures” and recommends keeping a safe distance of about 50 yards.