Elephant killed after being hit by train in Uttara
An elephant died after a train hit it in Dhaka's Uttara area this afternoon.
The incident happened around 1:45pm at Court Bari area when two elephants, guided by their mahouts, were walking along the rail tracks, said Sub-inspector Akbar Ali, in-charge of Airport Railway Police Outpost.
The Chattogram-bound Chattala Express Train hit one of the elephants, leaving the animal dead on the spot, he said.
The mahouts fled away immediately with the other elephant, he added.
The SI said they informed the incident to the officials of forest department.
Imran Ahmed, Conservator (wildlife and nature conservation) of Forest Department said they could not identify the owner of the elephant.
"We will conduct a post-mortem and bury the animal on the accident spot, if possible," he said.
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