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Elephant falls on motorcar in road mishap

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By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe

Colombo, April 30 (Daily Mirror) - An elephant fell on a speeding motorcar that collided with it near the 6th kilometre post on the Puttalam–Anuradhapura road.

However, the couple inside the motorcar had a narrow escape and were unharmed.

The couple, from the Karuwalagaswewa area, was on their way to Puttalam when their motorcar struck the wild elephant as it was crossing the road.