Elephant strikes Gr.5 student and her mother in Mahiyangana
A schoolgirl, who was taken in a bicycle by her mother to sit for the Grade 5 scholarship examination at Haddattawa Secondary School in Mahiyangane, had been attacked by a wild elephant yesterday morning, the police said.
They sustained injuries in the attack, and were rushed to the hospital for treatment. The victims are Sayuri Sathsarani and her mother D.M. Sepalika Kumari. After initial treatment, the child was discharged from the hospital to sit for the exam. The education authorities of the area with the police had encouraged the victim to sit the scholarship examination.
The wild elephant that was on the wayside had attacked them when they were riding to the school yesterday morning.