This is the terrifying moment a mother elephant chases a bus, which is carrying 60 passengers. <br /><br />The incident occurred in the Bandipur forest region in South India on June 24. <br /><br />The government-owned bus driver stopped the vehicle after spotting an elephant herd on the road. <br /><br />As he waited for the herd to pass, a cow elephant broke off from the herd and started running towards the bus. <br /><br />The driver reversed his vehicle hastily, with the shrieking passengers pleading with him to speed up.<br /><br />But the elephant caught up with the bus and gave it a warning nudge and then miraculously retreated on her own. <br /><br />A voice can be overheard in a video saying that the elephant was only trying to protect her calf in the herd. <br /><br />The bus driver switched off the engine, waited for the herd to move, before driving away.
