Two elephants have been mowed down by a goods train in Odisha's Khurda district, a forest officer said on Sunday.
A four-year-old tusker died on the spot, while a 10-year-old female pachyderm succumbed to the injuries inside a forest close to the railway line near Bhusandpur station at Tangi on Saturday night, he said.
The incident took place when a herd of eight elephants was crossing the railway tracks and heading towards farmlands in search of food.
Locals spotted the carcasses and informed the personnel of Tangi Forest Division.
Both the Forest Department and the Railways have launched separate probes into the incident.
In the recently concluded winter session of the Assembly, state Forest and Environment Minister BK Arukha had said that 14 elephants died in train accidents between 2016-17 and 2020-2021.
BJP Seeks Clarification From Naveen Patnaik over BJD MP's "Bid To Insult" President Murmu How A Tailor's Tag Helped Odisha Police Crack A Murder Case 2 Sisters Trampled To Death By Wild Elephant While Sleeping In Odisha World Leaders On Speed-Dial: How Elon Musk Is Causing Geopolitical Tremors Naval Personnel Among 13 Killed As Navy Boat Collides With Ferry Near Mumbai Video: Passengers Panic, Scream For Help As Ferry Sinks Off Mumbai Coast Russia Detains Uzbek Man For Killing General On Orders Of Ukraine's SBU Karnataka's Waqf Policy Treating Hindus As "2nd-Grade" Citizens, Says BJP "Allergic" To Ambedkar's Name: Actor Vijay Criticises Amit Shah Amid Row Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.