This Article is From Aug 26, 2016

3 Elephants Run Over By Passenger Train In West Bengal

The elephants were crossing the tracks when the the train hit them in West Bengal's Bankura.

Bankura, West Bengal: Three elephants were killed after a passenger train ran over them near Bishnupur of West Bengal's Bankura district on Friday night.

The elephants were crossing the tracks when the train hit them.
 

A calf and two adult elephants were killed.

Two female adult elephants and a calf were killed in the accident.

Train movement in area has been affected. Purulia Express and a few other passengers trains are stranded on the route, officials said.

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