Two people were killed and nine injured after their minibus hit and injured a wild elephant on Sunday, October 10.<br /><br />The silver Toyota was carrying the group to a temple when the the driver collided with the five-tonne adult elephant in thick fog. Local media reports that the incident happened at around 5 am in the south-central province of Chachoengsao, a region located off capital Bangkok..<br /><br />Police said the jumbo smashed into the windscreen and crushed the front of the van, trapping the driver and a female passenger in the front. <br /><br />The beast was knocked to the ground then struggled to its feet before limping away into the forest. Officials are now searching for it.<br /><br />Dacha Ninwichian, head of the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary, said he has sent a team of conservationists to join the search of the area.<br /><br />''Witnesses reported that the elephant left the area after the accident. A toe nail belonging to the elephant was found on the road and there was also blood from the elephant," he said.<br /><br />Nine of the other passengers, eight of which were women, were also seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
