LALMONIRHAT: A circus elephant was killed after getting hit by a freight truck at Milan Bazar in Hatibandha upazila of the district on Monday noon (January 22).

One bystander Mizanur Rahman said the incident took place while the mahout, elephant rider, tried to stop the truck for subscription. The truck driver hit the elephant and quickly fled the scene. The injured elephant died later at noon.

Hatibandha highway police station officer-in-charge (OC) Prosun Kanti Das confirmed the death news of the animal. 

BDST: 1740 HRS, JAN 22, 2018
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