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The train services on the Colombo-Batticaloa railway line were disrupted till this morning because of a collision with a herd of elephants at Pillayaradi in Welikanda yesterday, Police said.

Wildlife officials said one elephant had died while some of the elephants which were injured had fled in the direction of the Maduru-Oya sanctuary.

They said the collision had taken place at one of the main elephant crossings in the area and that last year five elephants had died in a similar collision. Pix by Nimal Jayarathne

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Comments - 8

Isuru Friday, 11 October 2019 02:09 PM

what a sad thing to happen.

God Friday, 11 October 2019 02:10 PM

Very Sad

Tax Payer Friday, 11 October 2019 02:27 PM

Why cannot these useless, dumb engine drivers slow down at these known elephant crossings?

Thomas Friday, 11 October 2019 03:16 PM

Killing Elephants , knowing their crossings are ahead is a serious crime and the engine drivers be punished

Mohamed Ali Friday, 11 October 2019 03:25 PM

Elephants are in trouble at these election times

kaliyuga Friday, 11 October 2019 03:55 PM

What about elephants poisoned in Habarana. SriLanka is a place where life is not valued.

Thurai Logan Friday, 11 October 2019 04:06 PM

so sad;

ranjith chandrasekera Saturday, 12 October 2019 05:21 AM

Train accidents killing elephants at elephant crossings are rather common in such places. Government is yet to take proper actions to save elephants from these train accidents by building underpass for the elephants to move from place place safely without crossing over rail tracks.

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