The Batticaloa-Colombo train, ‘Meenagaya’, collided with a herd of elephants at Gal Oya, resulting in the tragic death of six elephants, according to Sri Lanka Railways.
The collision also caused the train to derail, disrupting services on the line.
The Batticaloa-Colombo train ‘Meenagaya’ collides against a herd of elephants at Gal Oya. Five elephants dead & the train derailed obstructing services on the line -Sri Lanka Railways
මඩකළපුවේ සිට කොළඹ කොටුව බලා ධාවනය වූ මීනගයා දුම්රියේ් ගැටී වන අලි පස්දෙනෙක් (05) දෙනෙක් මියයයි. තවත් අලි දෙදෙනෙකුට තුවාල
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