This is the moment officials and villagers desperately tried to save an injured elephant that had been hit by a train in Sri Lanka. <br /><br />Footage captured on October 10 in Welikanda shows the stricken elephant in a pit of mud as curious locals watch on.<br /><br />The animal had been hit by a train on the Colombo-Batticaloa line on Tuesday night (October 9) and discovered the following morning. <br /><br />Veterinary surgeons of Giritale Wildlife Office arrived on the scene and treated the critically injured elephant. <br /><br />The animal thrashed around in the mud but was unable to right itself.<br /><br />There has not been any update on the elephant's condition as of Wednesday (October 11).<br /><br />A report for Sri Lanka's parliament showed that in 2016, almost 90 people were killed by elephants, while 279 elephants were killed by people.
