Sri Lankan train derails, kills elephant
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Elephant killed by train in Sri Lanka despite safety measures introduced after recent deadly crash

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Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago .
No passengers were injured in the accident, which occurred some 110 miles by road east of the capital Colombo .
Wildlife officials have said that 139 elephants have been killed by trains over the past 17 years , since authorities began collecting such data.
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