Parallel parking masterclass! Bus driver shows off his skills as he backs a people-carrier into a VERY tight space overhanging a ditch in India

  • Bus driver PJ Biju expertly parked a Toyota Innova in between two sharp drops
  • He confidently reversed into the space before making a few minor adjustments
  • PJ said that he is used to parking 12.5m-long buses so the car was no problem

By Sam Baker For Mailonline

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Parallel parking between cars can be tricky enough but this driver in India took it to a new level when he reversed a people-carrier into a tight spot with a sheer drop at both ends. 

PJ Biju, a bus driver from Kerala, India, had collected a friend's white Toyota Innova and was parking it near his house when his wife recorded his astonishing parallel park.

In the video shared on Twitter on Sunday, PJ is seen driving up to a parking space, behind two metal railings, with sheer drops either side of the concrete spot.

Bus driver PJ Biju expertly manoeures a 15ft-long white Toyota Innova people-carrier into a perilous parking space behind two metal railings and between sharp drops in Kerala, India

Bus driver PJ Biju expertly manoeures a 15ft-long white Toyota Innova people-carrier into a perilous parking space behind two metal railings and between sharp drops in Kerala, India

The manoeuvre would have been a challenge for even the most experienced of drivers, but PJ, who is used to driving buses that are 41ft-long, made it look easy.

In the footage, the 15ft-long people-carrier pulls up alongside the less-than-inviting space and casually reverses back into it - leaving the rear wheels of the vehicle only inches from the sheer drop.

After only a couple of minor adjustments, PJ successfully parks the people-carrier, but because the car is longer than the space, the front and rear bumpers overhang the drops.

Speaking to Manorama News PJ said: 'I have been driving buses, especially on the Ernakulam - Kannur route for many years. And those vehicles are 12 and a half metres long. 

'So the Innova's length has never been much of a problem for me. Be it any car, you have a mental picture of the size of the vehicle. It's all about that understanding and confidence.' 

PJ (pictured) works as a bus driver and is used to parking vehicles that are 41ft long and said because of this, parking other smaller motors isn't a problem

PJ (pictured) works as a bus driver and is used to parking vehicles that are 41ft long and said because of this, parking other smaller motors isn't a problem

A second video posted on social media showed PJ get back into the vehicle and expertly manoeuvre out of the space again. 

Collectively, the two videos have received over 50,000 likes on Twitter since being posted. 

The people-carrier had been collected by PJ because it was due for paint repairs and he was going to take it into the garage. 

PJ said he had been unaware that his wife had even recorded his parking attempt and only found out when people started leaving likes on the video.

When asked about the response his parking technique has received on social media, PJ said: 'I am just awestruck by this. I had no clue this would happen.'

PJ smoothly reverses the people-carrier backwards into the space until the rear wheels are only inches from the drop, before making a couple of minor adjustments to complete his parallel park

PJ smoothly reverses the people-carrier backwards into the space until the rear wheels are only inches from the drop, before making a couple of minor adjustments to complete his parallel park

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