Summary:
Hassan: A 20-year-old elephant was mowed down by a speeding goods train in Kaakanamane village on the Sakleshpur-Subramanya Ghat section on Monday. On June 3, two elephant calves were killed by a speeding train. The train might have hit the elephant while it was trying to cross the railway track, according to forest department authorities.Forest department personnel reached the spot after being informed by a gangman on duty. Railway sources said that the incident took place around 10km from Sakleshpur railway station.After postmortem on the spot, the carcasses burnt. The train driver also reported the incident at Balupete railway station..