Assam: Adult elephant killed by speeding train

Guwahati: An adult elephant was killed after being hit by a train in Bokajan in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Sunday.

According to forest officials, the incident took place at around 8 PM when the Guwahati-Mariani Busy Express knocked down the elephant while it was trying to cross the railway track.

The impact of the strike was so severe that the elephant died on the spot.

Meanwhile, forest officials retrieved the carcass of the dead elephant and after the post mortem, the forest department buried the carcass in a nearby tea garden. (UNI)