BHUBANESWAR/JAMSHEDPUR: Two more elephants which had been hit by a train near Behera in Keonjhar district succumbed to the injuries raising the death toll in the Thursday evening train accident to three.
The dead jumbos include a female and two calves. Officials said they were part of a herd of 20 elephants. A goods train that originated from Banspani and was going to Jurudi mowed down the elephants while crossing the tracks on Thursday evening. Soon after the hit, a calf died on the spot while another calf and the mother were injured. As other elephants from the herd had surrounded them, forest and veterinary officials could not muster the courage to go near them and start treatment. On Friday morning, two elephants were dead, said a wildlife officer.
