At first, the commuter remained astonishingly calm as the female bear stood only a few feet away from him. At this the man fled from the beast which immediately chased him. He crossed the street in front of an oncoming bus which hit and wounded the bear. Footage also showed passengers at a nearby bus stop scattering and drivers getting back in their cars as the bear ran towards them. The bear waited briefly at a pedestrian crossing sign according to online footageAlexandra Averyanova posted: 'This bear is from the nearest car wash, where monsters locked him in a cage…'The bear fled from them.'

Source: The Nation March 17, 2021 12:45 UTC