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Coverage dated February 19, 2025

Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephants

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A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the

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  1. Digital Journal

    Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephants (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the

  2. Digital Journal

    Sri Lanka passenger train kills six elephants (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A train collided with a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. No passengers were injured, but wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf in the city …

  4. CNN

    Train collides with elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants (opens CNN)

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    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.

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