India: Viral video shows traffic comes to a halt in Madhya Pradesh after a tiger rests in the middle of a flyover

Dubai: An adult tiger was spotted resting in the middle of a National Highway flyover, which has created a panic situation in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, India on Tuesday. A commuter shot the video of the tiger on the road, and social media users can't stop sharing it.

A twitter user @nithinsubhakar posted: "Great video buddy! Could have been way better with the natural sound and not the aggressive audio mixing ."

Reportedly the animal did not harm anyone, and the onlooker informed the forest department and the nearby police station immediately took action.

The video has gone viral on social media. watch it here:

According to the Indian new channel NDTV report, the area from where the tiger appeared, is close to Pench National Park, which is home to several tigers.

And another Twitter user @Janasec1 tweets: "Very soon they will say tigers are overpopulated and we need to kill them. Then these fools will realise they have destroyed what's left."

India is known for its tiger reserve, especially in Madhya Pradesh with 526 tigers adding to a total of 2967 tiger population in the country.