Rescue workers and hospital staff prepare to transport badly injured Wansa Khiri-archadai to a hospital after she was attacked by a herd of elephants in Tak on Friday afternoon. (Photo by Assawin Pinitwong)TAK: A worker at a refugee camp was trampled to death as she tried to flee a herd of wild elephants apparently spooked by the sound of her motorcycle in Mae Ramat district on Friday afternoon. Frightened by the sound of the motorcycle, the elephants suddenly ran toward the couple. His wife sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Mae Ramat hospital and was later pronounced dead. Wansa was a staff member of the Mae La refugee camp run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) in Tha Song Yang.

Source: Bangkok Post April 15, 2017 06:56 UTC