Amid concern about animals being run over by speeding trains in forest areas, yet another elephant was killed and another injured when the Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi express hit a herd of pachyderms in the district on Sunday morning.
The incident occurred near Motichoor Fatak, about 50 kms from Dehra Dun. A group of eight elephants abruptly came on the tracks, SHO Manoj Singh Negi said. By the time the train had come to a halt, it had hit two elephants, killing one on the spot and leaving another injured, he said. The rest of the elephants fled into the nearby forests.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/another-elephant-killed-speeding-train
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dehradun-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganjam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
