Elephant killed by speeding train in Jharkhand

A wild elephant was killedwhen a speeding train hit her in Jharkhand's East Singhbhumdistrict, a forest official said on Saturday

The female elephant was crossing the tracks in theChakulia area when the Koraput Samaleshwari Express hit it onFriday, Divisional Forest Officer, Abhisekh Kumar said

A team of forest department officials visited the spotand conducted post-mortem. After the autopsy the carcass ofthe elephant was buried in the forest area, the officialadded.

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