Five Wild Elephants had been killed
after colliding with a Train transporting Diesel and Petrol to Batticaloa Fuel Storage Complex from Kolonnawa Petroleum Corporation this morning (18 ) at the 127 th kilo meter post of Colombo -Batticaloa Railway line between Habarana and Palugaswewa areas.
A Pregnant female Elephant was there among the deceased Elephants it has been reported.
The incident occurred at a Elephant crossing and the engine Driver of the Train had avoided the sign boards indicating there is an Elephant crossing ahead and ran the train exceeding the required speed limit near the Elephant crossings it has been revealed .
As a result of the Collision with Herd of Wild Elephants the Train carried 08 fuel tanks with 45,000 liters of Diesel and Petrol had veered off the rail track and fuel in the tanks Leaked outside according to reports.
The most unfortunate incident occurred after the deaths of five Wild Elephant was without caring about bodies of dead Elephants ,villagers in the area had ran towards the damaged Train to collect the Leaked fuel .
Due to the Accident the train services of the Colombo -Batticaloa Railway line had been distrupted.
A Pregnant female Elephant was there among the deceased Elephants it has been reported.
The incident occurred at a Elephant crossing and the engine Driver of the Train had avoided the sign boards indicating there is an Elephant crossing ahead and ran the train exceeding the required speed limit near the Elephant crossings it has been revealed .
As a result of the Collision with Herd of Wild Elephants the Train carried 08 fuel tanks with 45,000 liters of Diesel and Petrol had veered off the rail track and fuel in the tanks Leaked outside according to reports.
The most unfortunate incident occurred after the deaths of five Wild Elephant was without caring about bodies of dead Elephants ,villagers in the area had ran towards the damaged Train to collect the Leaked fuel .
Due to the Accident the train services of the Colombo -Batticaloa Railway line had been distrupted.
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