A bus driver was forced to reverse his vehicle for more than a kilometre on Friday because a wild elephant was walking down the middle of the road.<br /><br />A bus owned by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was on its way to Chikmagalur on May 4 when it came across an elephant near Shantaveri Ghat.<br /><br />As it was a mountainous, narrow stretch of road, there wasn't space to turn the vehicle so the bus driver chose to back up rather than risk a confrontation with the oncoming animal. <br /><br />Only after the elephant left the road and returned to the forest, did the driver continue on his way. <br /><br />KSRTC officials said the driver did the right thing as two people have been killed by a lone tusker over the last few months.
