Train kills 2 elephants in India

Two elephants were knocked down & killed when they were hit by a freight train in India's remote northeast Gauhati, Assam's capital.

The elephants were crossing the tracks along with a herd of nearly 20 pachyderms near Gauhati & were killed.

"An adult elephant and a calf took the maximum impact of the train and were killed," Malakar said.

Assam state is home to more than 5,000 wild Asiatic elephants.

The train engine was derailed by the impact of the collision, said T. Rabha, a railroad spokesman.

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