Wild elephant attacks car near Kadaba ; 6 injured

Mangalore Today News Network

Kadaba, June 23, 2018: Six persons travelling in a car sustained injuries  when their car was attacked by a wild elephant  at Bilinele on the Uppinangady- Subrahmanya State Highway on June 23, Saturday morning. The condition of one of the injured is said to be critical.

 

Girish of Chikkamagaluru along with eight of his family members  was on way to Subrahmanya from Dharmasthala in a Maruti Omni  when they were confronted with an elephant near the CPCRI at Bilinele. As the  car had stopped just near the elephant, the animal had all of a sudden trampled the car. Meanwhile, the loud horn of a bus which was behind terrified the elephant which ran away.

The car was badly mangled in the incident.