CNN —A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled on a car traveling along a major highway after it struck a baby in their group, local authorities said Monday.
It had been drizzling and foggy at that time, Gerik Police added, and the car was “negotiating a left bend on the highway” when it hit the baby elephant.
Authorities did not provide further updates about the condition of the elephant baby.
In 2017, a baby elephant was discovered dead on the side of a highway, apparently killed by a car believed to have been speeding, elephant conservation group Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (MEME) said at the time.
In 2020, a distressed adult elephant trampled on a car that had been traveling on the same highway as the latest incident.
Persons:
”, Zulkifli Mahmood, “, ” Mahmood, Sylvain CORDIER
Organizations:
CNN, Gerik Police, Police, Management, Malaysian
Locations:
Malaysia, Gerik, Malay, Penang, Terengganu, Borneo