<p>Jorhat, Assam: An elephant was killed after being hit by a train in Assam's Jorhat district, an official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The accident occurred near Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary late on Saturday night when a herd of wild elephants was passing and one of the pachyderms got hit by the down Vivek Express, he said.</p>.<p>"The elephant came under the engine of the train. The engine also developed some technical snag in the accident," the official said.</p>.Elephant that fell into well retrieved dead after 40-hour operation in Jharkhand.<p>The carcass was later removed from the tracks and the train resumed its journey in the morning after the technical problem was sorted out.</p>.<p>"Forest officials have reached the spot and are preparing for the post-mortem examination of the carcass," the official added. </p>
<p>Jorhat, Assam: An elephant was killed after being hit by a train in Assam's Jorhat district, an official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The accident occurred near Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary late on Saturday night when a herd of wild elephants was passing and one of the pachyderms got hit by the down Vivek Express, he said.</p>.<p>"The elephant came under the engine of the train. The engine also developed some technical snag in the accident," the official said.</p>.Elephant that fell into well retrieved dead after 40-hour operation in Jharkhand.<p>The carcass was later removed from the tracks and the train resumed its journey in the morning after the technical problem was sorted out.</p>.<p>"Forest officials have reached the spot and are preparing for the post-mortem examination of the carcass," the official added. </p>