4 Baby Elephants Among 6 Killed After Passenger Train Collides with Wandering Herd: Reports
The Sri Lanka Police announced in a Facebook post that six elephants died and two were injured after a passenger train collided with a herd of elephants on Wednesday, Feb. 19
Six elephants killed as train collides with herd in Sri Lanka
A train struck a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. The incident occurred at around 11:30 p.m. at the 140 km mark between Minneriya and Galoya railway stations,
Six Wild Elephants Killed In Collision With Train In Sri Lanka
Six wild elephants were killed and two others injured on Thursday morning when the herd was hit by a train heading for the capital Colombo from Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, the police said, reported Xinhua.
Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police
Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.
Six elephants dead after being hit by train in Sri Lanka
A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among passengers, six elephants died from the accident in Habarana,
Sri Lanka passenger train kills six elephants
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police
Russian tourist dies in Sri Lanka after leaning out of train carriage for a photo
She was given emergency treatment but reportedly died in a hospital from her head injuries. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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