Train hits, kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka
Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail
Authorities in Sri Lanka say a train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in the country's northeast, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed.
Train kills two wild elephants in Sri Lanka as fuel tankers derail
A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and injuring another as two of its tankers were derailed, authorities said. The collision happened in Minneriya,
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Two elephants killed after collision with Sri Lankan fuel train
In one of the worst wildlife tragedies in Sri Lanka, a train transporting fuel collided with a herd of wild elephants, killing two of them on the spot and severely wounding another.
Fuel train derails in Sri Lanka after collision with elephants, two of them die
A fuel train carrying 1 lakh litres of petrol derailed after colliding with a herd of elephants in eastern Sri Lanka, killing two pachyderms and injur
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Train hits, kills 2 elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail
This image made from a video footage shows a derailed fuel transporting train in Minneriya, Sri Lanka on Oct 19 after it collided with a heard of elephants Friday. (AP)
Fuel train derails in Sri Lanka after collision with wild elephants
A train transporting fuel derailed in Sri Lanka's North Central Province after colliding with a herd of wild elephants on the railway track, the Department of Railways reported Friday.
Two wild elephants killed after train plows through herd and derails
A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed, authorities said.
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