Sri Lanka trains kill 2 elephants
Colombo – Two elephants were killed and another critically injured yesterday crossing railway tracks in Sri Lanka, officials said, in yet another tragic collision involving the protected animals and speeding trains.
A Jaffna-bound night train hit two elephants at Ambanpola, 150km north of Colombo, killing one and injuring the other.
Also, a passenger train derailed after hitting and killing an elephant near Palugaswewa, 160km northeast of Colombo. –