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.

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel was left derailed after it hit a herd of wild elephants - killing two of the giants. The crash happened in northeast Sri Lanka, leaving two elephants dead and injuring one, authorities said.

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.

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.