Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday ... elephants were run over on February 20 by an express train near a wildlife reserve in Habarana, some 180 kilometres (110 miles) ...

Graphic content / Wounded elephants. A passenger train derailed after hitting a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in Habarana, Sri Lanka, early Thursday, resulting in six elephant fatalities.

Sri Lanka vowed today to urgently tackle costly ... were killed when they were run over by an express train in the island’s eastern Habarana region a week ago. It was the worst such accident ...

Derek Hung Chiu-wah, Sri Lanka's honorary consul in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, said he was impressed ...

and another two were injured after being run over by a train in a rural part of Sri Lanka early Thursday, according to the police. The crash took place at the Gal Oya station in Habarana ...

Last October, another train ran into a herd in Minneriya, about 25km away from Habarana, killing two elephants and injuring one. There are an estimated 7,000 wild elephants in Sri Lanka ...

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Deceased elephants are pictured beside a derailed train which killed six animals at Habarana in eastern Sri Lanka on February 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP ...

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Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced ... on February 20 by an express train near a wildlife reserve in Habarana, some 180 kilometres (110 miles) east of the capital Colombo ...