GERIK, 2 Feb 2018:
A man was seriously injured after he was trampled by an elephant at KM19 of the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway (JRTB), near a memorial monument at the highway yesterday evening.
Gerik police chief Supt Ismail Che Isa said in the incident around 4.30pm, the victim – M. Paramanazan, 69, who came from Sungai Siput Utara Perak – suffered fractures to his left arm and rib, injuries to the right arm and was also believed to suffer from a broken neck.
“Paramanazan and his son, in his 40s, were travelling to Gerik through the JRTB route. When they reached the memorial, the victim who wanted a close-up view of the elephant got down from the lorry.
“However, he was suddenly chased and trampled by the elephant when he tried to approach the animal,” Ismail said in a statement.
The son’s victim – who was driving the lorry – brought him to the Gerik Hospital before he was transferred to the Taiping Hospital for follow-up treatment.
– Bernama