GUWAHATI: Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India’s northeastern state of Assam early Saturday, local authorities said. The train driver spotted the herd of about 100 elephants and used the emergency brakes, but the train still hit some of the animals, Indian Railways spokesman Kapinjal Kishore Sharma told The Associated Press. Five train coaches and the engine derailed following the impact, but there were no human casualties, Sharma said.

L’incidente nello stato di Assam, vagoni deragliati

NEW DELHI: A passenger train smashed into a herd of elephants in India’s northeast, killing seven animals on the spot, officials said Saturday. No travelers were injured in the…

Ein Expresszug entgleist, sieben Elefanten sterben – die Herde war riesig. Der Regierungschef des Bundesstaats Assam spricht von einem «tief verstörenden Unfall».

El choque ha provocado el descarrilamiento de la locomotora, sin que se hayan registrado heridos

The collision happened early on Saturday in the north-eastern state of Assam, local officials say.

GUWAHATI: Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India’s northeastern state…