Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary officials began treatment for an injured tusker after tranquilising it on December 6.
The animal was knocked down by a speeding bus on the morning of December 4 while it was crossing the Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway 766 near Edathara under the Sulthan Bathery forest range of the sanctuary.
The animal had sustained serious internal injuries on its shoulder, forelegs, and ribs, apart from outside wounds, warden Dinesh Kumar told The Hindu.
