Three elephants were killed after being hit by a speeding truck on National Highway 20 in Odisha's Keonjhar district early on Thursday, a forest official said.
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The incident occurred when the elephants were crossing NH-20 near Balijodi under Ghatagaon forest range in Keonjhar district. The iron ore-laden truck hit them while the elephants were crossing the road.
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Following the mishap, the vehicle skidded off the road and it has been seized. While two elephants were killed on the spot, another pachyderm succumbed to its injuries a few hours later.
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"At around 2 a.m. last night, the mishap occurred when a herd of 10 elephants were crossing the National Highway," said Santosh Joshi, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Keonjhar.
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