This is the frightening moment an escaped bear chased a commuter down a Russian city street - and carried on her pursuit even after being hit by a bus.
The man had been on a snowy pavement making a phone call when the runaway animal suddenly approached him.
At first, the commuter remained astonishingly calm as the female bear stood only a few feet away from him.
This is the moment a bear sneaks up to an unsuspecting commuter in Siberia
The bear then leaps up at the man who tries to dodge the animal's sharp claws and teeth
At one stage it appeared that the man was about to be mauled by the bear