Tourists on a safari bus in India will not soon forget their recent encounter with a wild elephant that charged the bus head-on, forcing the driver to flee in reverse.
The accompanying footage, shared Sunday by Surender Mehra of the Indian Forest Service, shows the elephant closing to within feet of the bus as the crew yells and frightened passengers scream.
Always be cautious and keep a safe distance from #WildAnimals , especially in #elephant area..🐘
Even if you are in a closed vehicle..@susantananda3 @ParveenKaswan pic.twitter.com/ghjpYm26Ak— Surender Mehra IFS (@surenmehra) May 1, 2022
Fortunately, the elephant pauses without making contact and veers into the trees.
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Mehra, an officer with the IFS, wrote on Twitter: “Always be cautious and keep a safe distance from wild animals, especially in elephant area. Even if you are in a close vehicle.”
Mehra did not state who captured the footage.
