A tragic incident occurred near Minneriya in the northeast of Sri Lanka. Two wild elephants were killed in a collision with a train carrying fuel, and a third was injured. "When the elephants stepped onto the tracks,

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.

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.