Truck kills tusker on Noida e-way

A speeding truck rammed into two elephants on the Greater Noida Expressway near Mahamaya flyover around 5.30 am on Friday,killing one of them instantly and injuring the other.

The two mahouts,who were taking the elephants from Dadri to Wazirabad,were also injured. Doctors said Sanjay Kumar,who was atop the female elephant which died,is said to be in a critical condition.

Police said the driver abandoned the truck and fled.

The elephants 45-year-old Roopkali and Chanchal (30) were returning to Delhi from a marriage ceremony in Dadri. Chanchals right hind leg was fractured and veterinary doctors were treating her on the spot.

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Roopkali took the full force of the truck. She collapsed and died. Chanchal was injured,but her mahout,Mukut Kumar,escaped with minor bruises, a police officer said.

Mukut told us that he saw the driver flee. His first priority was to check on the elephants,so he did not chase him. We have impounded the truck,but the driver is still at large. A case has been registered against him at Sector 39 police station, the officer said.

Veterinarians from the Wildlife Trust of India were treating Chanchal.

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