A wild tusker sustained serious injuries after a tourist bus hit the animal at Edathara, near Kallur, inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala on Monday morning.
According to sanctuary officials, the incident happened as the animal was crossing the Kozhikode-Kollegal national highway 766 with a herd of elephants around 6.30 a.m.
“Though other jumbos managed to cross the road, the tusker, which came behind the herd, was knocked down by the speeding vehicle,” an official said.
