Elephant dies after being hit by speeding truck in Bengal

An adult male elephant waskilled after it was knocked down by a speeding truck nearJaldapara National Park in West Bengal's Alipurduar district,a forest official said on Tuesday

The 'Makna' (male elephant without tusks), aged around15 years, was possibly crossing a highway at Madarihat onMonday night when it got hit by the truck which sped away, theofficial said

The carcass was sent for post-mortem examination.