In accident involving Jackson Anthony Search for wild elephant

• The jumbo had fallen twice on the double cab in the impact and would have sustained serious injuries
• Shortage of fuel for departmental vehicles was an obstacle to the search

By Dayaratne Embogama 
and B.G.Chaturanga   

Department of Wildlife Conservation had yesterday deployed two teams to track down the wild elephant involved in the accident at Moragoda in Thalawa in which veteran artiste Jackson Anthony and two others were seriously injured.   

A senior official of the Wildlife Conservation Department in Anuradhapura said that the jumbo had fallen twice on the double cab in the impact and that it would have sustained serious injuries.    

 He said the two teams comprising officers from Thalawa and Anuradhapura Wildlife Conservation offices were now looking for it in Ulukkulama and Weerawewa areas.   

Meanwhile Wildlife Veterinary Surgeon in Anuradhapura Zone Dr. Chandana Jayasinghe said the picture appearing in social media as the wild elephant involved in the accident was false and that the wildlife conservators had not been able to trace it by yesterday afternoon. He said the dearth of fuel for the departmental vehicles was an obstacle to the search.