Five elephants, including a pregnant one, were killed in the early hours on Sunday after a train hit a herd of seven tuskers at a tea garden in Sonitpur district, forest officials said. Four female elephants, including a pregnant one, and a male jumbo were killed on the spot, he said. He said forest officials were trying to locate the other two elephants, which were part of the herd. Also read 2 elephants electrocuted in Nilgiris districtWild elephants often come out of the nearby Nameri National Park in search of food, he said. In the last couple of days, a herd of around 70 elephants strayed into the area, near the accident site, a forest official said.

Source: dna December 11, 2017 11:14 UTC