Three young lions were killed after being hit by a goods train in Gujarat’s Amreli district early on Tuesday, officials said, prompting the state’s forest department to initiate an inquiry into the accident. Officials said action will be taken if the train is found to be over speeding. Negligence, if any, on the part of trackers will also be probed to ascertain how the pride reached the area, they added. A forest department team reached the accident site in the morning and took the carcasses,” said chief conservator of forest DT Vasavada. “An inquiry has been initiated and action will be taken, if anyone found guilty,” he said, adding that the goods train was on its way to Pipava from Botad.

Source: Hindustan Times December 18, 2018 07:52 UTC