Two female elephants were killed after being hit by a goods train at Mahipani in Sundargarh district, 30 km from here, late on Wednesday night. As a result of the collision, two wagons of the train derailed. On being informed, concerned railways and forest officials reached the place and initiated an investigation.
Reports said the train was heading towards Shalimar from Nashik when it hit the pachyderms which were crossing the track with a herd of elephants, at around 1.05 am. Movement of trains on the Howrah-Mumbai route was affected due to the restoration work. “It is an unfortunate incident. It happened around 1 am on Thursday when a herd of wild elephants was crossing the tracks.