Elephant calf strays onto tracks near Kluang, killed after being rammed by train


KLUANG: An elephant calf died here after it was rammed by a train transporting 70 passengers from Johor Baru to Gemas.

Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said the police received a report at 8.19pm on Saturday (March 23) from Kereta Tanah Melayu Bhd’s Kluang station manager about a possible accident involving its train and a wild animal at KM679.5.

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