Colombo — A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the ...

A Sri Lankan express train has fatally struck an elephant despite new safety measures introduced after the same train killed 7 elephants in a previous crash.

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed ...

but wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday. The Meenagaya train hit the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its ...

Photos of the collision showed the front of the train off the track and halted while one elephant stood guard over a younger elephant lying injured beside the tracks. The derailment did not have a ...

At least nine elephants succumbed to injuries as a result of elephant-train collisions by March 2025. The frequency of elephants colliding with trains traveling towards Mannar, Batticaloa and ...

The failure of the Department of Wildlife Conservation and Sri Lanka Railways to reach an agreement on measures to reduce elephant-train collisions has resulted in numerous elephant fatalities, waste ...

A recent accident killed seven elephants, highlighting the enormity of this issue. While train-related elephant deaths account for only about 5% of total fatalities, these deaths are mostly ...