Published: 31 Dec 07
A HERD of wild elephants has killed one man and injured another in southern Thailand.
According to police reports, two men from Burma's Karen ethnic group were riding a motorcycle near the southern beach resort of Hua Hin yesterda (Sunday)
when they came across the elephants blocking the road. They tried to go around the herd, but an elephant charged the motorcycle and they crashed into a ditch. The herd then trampled the two men.
Police said that the 19-year-old motorcyclist escaped with injuries and managed to hide in a bush until local villagers rescued him, the pillion later died of head injuries and broken bones.
Aihe: Elephants trample biker to death (Luettu 580 kertaa)