Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Female Elephant, Calf Die in Train Hit Near Kerala Border
An elephant mommy and her baby were walking near some railway tracks at night.
They wanted to cross the tracks to go back home to the forest.
But a train was coming, and it hit them.
The train pulled them along for a little way.
Sadly, both elephants died from the accident.
Forest workers who take care of wild animals learned about what happened.
They shared the news on Thursday.
The accident took place near the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India.
This shows that railway tracks can be dangerous for wild animals.
A wild female elephant and its calf were killed after being hit by a train near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border.
The incident occurred late Wednesday night at Walayar in Palakkad district.
The elephants were crossing the railway tracks to return to the forest when they were struck.
The train dragged the elephants for several feet after hitting them.
Forest officials confirmed the deaths and reported the incident on Thursday.
- Who
- A wild female elephant and its calf, with forest officials reporting the incident
- What
- The elephants were hit by a train while crossing railway tracks and were killed
- When
- Late Wednesday night, reported on Thursday
- Where
- Near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border at Walayar in Palakkad, Kerala
- Why
- The elephants were crossing the tracks to go back into the forest when the train struck them
- Incident
- Wild female elephant and calf killed in train collision
- Location
- Walayar, near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, Palakkad
- Date of incident
- Late Wednesday night
- Reported
- Thursday by forest officials
- Victims
- Wild female elephant and her calf
- Cause
- Hit by train while crossing railway tracks
- Circumstance
- Elephants were crossing the track to return to the forest; dragged several feet after impact