Chamarajanagar, June 16 -- Two school teachers narrowly escaped after a wild elephant attacked them while they were travelling to work on the Chamarajanagar-Sathyamangalam road near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border.

The teachers have been identified as Mantenayak of Mookanapalya School and Balu of Kolipalya School. They were travelling from Doddagajanur in Talavadi taluk towards their respective schools when they spotted a wild elephant standing near the roadside with its calf.

According to reports, the teachers stopped their motorcycle at a safe distance and waited for the elephant to move away. After observing the animal enter the forest, they resumed their journey. However, moments later, the elephant suddenly turned back and charged ...