Death toll from Karuwalagaswewa elephant attack rises

27 Aug, 2016

The death toll from the Karuwalagaswewa elephant attack?rose to two this afternoon.

One person was earlier killed and?several others were injured after a wild?elephant attacked a van in Karuwalagaswewa today.

The police said that 10 people were injured in the incident and were admitted to hospital.

Of the injured a five year old child had later died while receiving treatment in hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

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