Constable dies after motorcycle collides with elephant

One person has died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a wild elephant near the Gnanikkulama Bridge on the Kandy-Jaffna (A9) Road.

The accident has taken place near the Gnanikkulama Bridge when the motorcyclist, who had been travelling to Kekirawa from Anuradhapura, crashed into a wild elephant crossing the road.

The motorcyclist, who sustained critical injuries in the accident, passed away following admission to Maradankadawala Hospital.

The deceased has been identified as a 32-year-old police constable attached to Modara police station, residing in Ulagalla area in Tirappane.

The body of the deceased is currently placed at the mortuary in Tirappane and the postmortem examination is scheduled to be conducted today (17).

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Elephant killed after falling into a canal

Colombo (News1st): An elephant died after it fell into a canal in Muhunuketha, Welikanda last evening (October 12).

The elephant that had a wound on its leg was treated by the wildlife officials a few days ago.

The 8.5 meters tall elephant was frequently seen at the Somawathiya forest reserve and was around 30 years of age.

The postmortem examination was conducted by the Ggirithala veterinary office.

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Another tusker shot dead at Karuwalagaswewa

Not many days after the killing of the well-known tusker, the Dala Poottuwa and the arrest of five suspects in this connection; five more suspects were arrested on charges of having shot dead another tusker in Karuwalagaswewa.

Its body was found near the Thabbowa reservoir in Karuwalagaswewa on Wednesday morning.

The Puttalam Wildlife Conservation Department Assistant Director W.M.K.S. Chandraratne said Veterinary Surgeon Chandana Jayasinghe who carried out the postmortem examination had in his report identified the elephant's death was caused by gunshot injuries to its liver and the resultant internal bleeding.

Villagers said the 18-year-old elephant with with its four-foot pair of tusks was not often seen outside the jungle area it inhabited.

The tusks were taken into custody by the wildlife department.

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