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SEVEN ELEPHANTS KILLED IN INDIA BY SPEEDING TRAIN

Baku, September 23 (AZERTAC). Seven elephants were killed by a speeding freight train as they crossed a railway track in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, news reports said Thursday.

The herd was crossing the track in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal late Wednesday when the accident took place, PTI news agency reported citing Forest Department officials.

Two baby elephants were trapped while crossing the rail track and several members of the herd came to their rescue when the freight train hit them, forest official Sunita Ghatak was quoted as saying.

She said five elephants died on the spot while two others died of their injuries Thursday. Another injured elephant was being treated.

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