COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, an official said on Thursday.

Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed.

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police

Six elephants killed as train derails after crashing into herd in Sri Lanka - Two other elephants were being treated for their wounds after surviving the crash

Sri Lanka marked the golden jubilee of the iconic Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on Sunday, celebrating 50 years of caring for majestic giants at the sanctuary. Located 90 km from Colombo in Rambukkana,

A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among passengers, six elephants died from the accident in Habarana,

Graphic content / Wounded elephants. A passenger train derailed after hitting a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in Habarana, Sri Lanka, early Thursday, resulting in six elephant fatalities.