Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.

The Sri Lanka Police announced in a Facebook post that six elephants died and two were injured after a passenger train collided with a herd of elephants on Wednesday, Feb. 19

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, an official said on Thursday.

A passenger train has hit a herd of elephants near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals.Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya, about 124 miles from the capital, Colombo.

A tragic incident took place near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, claiming lives of at least six elephants.As reported by Associated Press, a passenger train hit a herd of elephants, on Thursday, killing four babies and two adults animals

A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among passengers, six elephants died from the accident in Habarana,

Graphic content / Wounded elephants. A passenger train derailed after hitting a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in Habarana, Sri Lanka, early Thursday, resulting in six elephant fatalities.