(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) A 4-year-old boy was killed when a stray
elephant rammed into a motorcycle in a rubber plantation in northern
Malaysia, a police official said Sunday, dpa reported.
The boy's mother also suffered a fractured leg in the incident
Saturday in the state of Kelantan, about 280 kilometres north of
Kuala Lumpur, he said.
'The family was on the way to tap rubber when a rampaging elephant
came out of nowhere and rammed them,' the official said.
'All three were thrown off the motorcycle. The boy suffered severe
injuries causing his death.'
He said the father, who was driving the motorcycle, was unhurt.
The officer said a team of park rangers has been despatched to
capture the elephant and bring it back into the forest.
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