* * * * Four elephants killed when they are hit by a TRAIN speeding through the jungle
- *Elephants part of a herd crossing railroad tracks in eastern India* - *Passenger train hit herd - killing two adult females and one calf instantly* - *Another died later from its injuries * *By ANTHONY BOND<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Anthony+Bond+> * *PUBLISHED: 19:53 GMT, 30 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:50 GMT, 31 May 2013* * * *Four elephants have been killed after they became trapped on a railway line and were hit by a speeding train.* *The elephants were part of a herd crossing the railroad tracks in eastern India when the express passenger train ploughed into them.* *Two adult female elephants and one calf were killed at the scene while another died later from its injuries. * *[image: Horrific: Three elephants were killed and another was injured when a herd crossing railroad tracks in eastern India was hit by an express passenger train]* *Horrific: Four elephants were killed when a herd crossing railroad tracks in eastern India was hit by an express passenger train* *[image: Sad: Villagers attempted to join in the rescue effort but could not save the two adult female elephants and one calf which died]* *Sad: Villagers attempted to join in the rescue effort but could not save the two adult female elephants and one calf which died at the scene. Another died later from its injuries* *They were hit by the Mahananda Express Passenger train early today in Jalpaiguri district, nearly 400 miles east of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state.* *The track, which connects Siliguri to Assam, was closed down for several hours after the collision, as other elephants were guarding the dead and injured animals.* * * *Nearby villagers attempted to join in the rescue effort but could not save the two adult female elephants and one calf which died at the scene. * *A crane was even needed to remove the carcass of one of the elephants. * *[image: Awful: A crane removes the carcass of a female elephant near Banarhat village, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The track was closed down for several hours after the collision]* *Awful: A crane removes the carcass of a female elephant near Banarhat village, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The track was closed down for several hours after the collision* *[image: Campaign: Activists have called for trains to lower their speeds through areas populated with elephants]* *Campaign: Activists have called for trains to lower their speeds through areas populated with elephants* *Railway spokesman Jayant Sharma said the accident site was outside the state's elephant corridor and there was no warning from the forest department about the movement of the elephants.* *Dozens of elephants have died in recent years in such accidents as trains run through national parks and forests. Activists have called for trains to lower their speeds through such areas.* *India's wild elephant population was recently estimated at about 26,000.* * * * * * * * * _ -- *".... I am the KING to my own UNIVERSE that Rule my MIND, BODY and SOUL!!! ...." * ** *- Aga Madjid -* -- -- you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. to post emails, just send to : [email protected] to join this group, send blank email to : [email protected] to quit from this group, just send email to : [email protected] please visit to www.facebook.com/aga.madjid, add my Yahoo Messenger at [email protected] or add my twitter @aga_madjid thanks for joinning this group. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "aga-madjid" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
