WATCH: Brave bus driver steers tourists to safety as wild elephant charges in fit of rage at Jim Corbett Park

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The video shows an enraged wild elephant charging at a bus while the tourists on a safari at the Dhikala forest zone of the Jim Corbett National Park are heard screaming in fright.</p>
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Always be cautious and keep a safe distance from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WildAnimals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WildAnimals</a> , especially in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elephant?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#elephant</a> area..🐘<br />
Even if you are in a closed vehicle..<a href="https://twitter.com/susantananda3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@susantananda3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ParveenKaswan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParveenKaswan</a> <a href="https://t.co/ghjpYm26Ak">pic.twitter.com/ghjpYm26Ak</a></p>
— Surender Mehra IFS (@surenmehra) <a href="https://twitter.com/surenmehra/status/1520815398437810176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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However, the bus driver keeps his presence of mind and reverses the vehicle. This has has a calming effect on the wild beast who then gives up his pursuit of the bus veers to the side to enter the forest again.</p>
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The video was posted by Indian Forest Service officer Surendra Mehra with the advice: “Always be cautious and keep a safe distance from #WildAnimals, especially in #elephant area…Even if you are in a closed vehicle..”</p>