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Young elephant dies after being hit by truck in M'sia, mother refuses to leave its side for over 5 hours

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May 12, 2025, 10:09 AM

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A young elephant was hit by a truck, and got pinned under it in Perak, Malaysia.

According to various Malaysian media, at around 2.50am on May 11, a driver travelling along the Gerik-Jeli Highway was unable to steer away from a five-year-old male elephant that rushed onto the road.

The calf was struck and pinned under the vehicle. It did not survive the crash.

Its mother tried to push the lorry off her calf to no avail.

Despite this, the mother refused to leave the calf's side for over five hours.

 

 

Eventually, officials had to sedate the mother and safely escorted her away.

The calf's body was later removed, and will be buried.

The incident, which happened on Mother's Day, led to an outpouring of grief online for the mother.

Image from Facebook and Oriental Daily News

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