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Train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka .
Two of the tankers got derailed, causing a significant leakage and severely damaging railway tracks.
The collision happened in the town of Minneriya — about 200 kilometers ( 124 miles ) from the capital, Colombo .
The two elephants were killed on site while the injured one was treated and released back to its herd.
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