India, Dec. 1 -- An elephant calf was killed after being hit by a speeding train while crossing the railway track between Motichur and Raiwala on the Haridwar-Dehradun border on Monday morning, officials said.

The incident took place around 6.30 am when a herd of elephants was crossing the track in the Motichur range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve. While most of the herd had crossed, the Howrah Express struck the six-year-old calf that was trailing behind, officials said.

Forest officials, Government Railway Police personnel and state police teams rushed to the spot soon after the incident.

"The post-mortem has been completed and the carcass was buried in the nearby forest area. Vigil along the railway track in Rajaji Tiger Reserve has been i...