Palakkad, Oct. 7 -- A 51-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Attapadi in the district on Monday evening.
Two people were killed in separate attacks by wild elephants at Palakkad and Idukki districts of Kerala today.
According to reports, the deceased was identified as Santhakumar (51) of Attapadi. The incident occurred around 1900 hrs, when Santhakumar, was returning after work on a motorbike at Thavalam- Mulli road near Attapadi.
A wild elephant which had halted on the same road, attacked Santhakumar and he fell down from the motorbike. The elephant also damaged the bike. Santhakumar suffered injuries on his legs and back bone. Locals rushed him to a nearby hospital at Mannarkkad, but he succumbed to his injuries wi...