Elephants killed when they are hit by a TRAIN

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Elephants killed when they are hit by a

TRAIN speeding through the jungle

Elephants part of a herd crossing railroad tracks in eastern India
Passenger train hit herd - killing two adult females and one calf instantly
Another died later from its injuries

Four elephants have been killed after they became trapped on a railway line and were hit by a speeding train.
The elephants were part of a herd crossing the railroad tracks in eastern India when the express passenger train ploughed into them.
Two adult female elephants and one calf were killed at the scene while another died later from its injuries.


Railway spokesman Jayant Sharma said the accident site was outside the state's elephant corridor and there was no warning from the forest department about the movement of the elephants.
Dozens of elephants have died in recent years in such accidents as trains run through national parks and forests. Activists have called for trains to lower their speeds through such areas.
India's wild elephant population was recently estimated at about 26,000.