Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri ...

A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours ...

The incident occurred near a wildlife reserve at Habarana, approximately 180 kilometres (110 miles) east of the capital, ...

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six ...

Six elephants died, including three calves, and another two were injured after being run over by a train in a rural part of ...

(AFP): A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured ...

A sign board alerting wild elephants is placed near the site where a passenger train hit a herd and killed six elephants in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.

Video. A train derailed in Sri Lanka after colliding with a herd of elephants, killing six of them. No passengers were injured, while two elephants are being treated.

The train was travelling near a wildlife reserve at Habarana when it hit a family of elephants crossing the line.

A train struck a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. The incident occurred at around 11:30 p.m. at the 140 km mark between ...

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed yesterday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island’s worst such wildlife accident, police said.