A baby elephant was seriously injured after being knocked down by a train in Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary, India

Villagers look at a seriously injured baby elephant which was knocked down by a train…. Credit: EPA/STR

….in Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati city, northeast India Credit: AP

The elephant was knocked down by a train…. Credit: EPA/STR

….as a group of wild Asiatic Elephants came down to the sanctuary in search of food Credit: EPA/STR

A crane was brought in to lift the injured animal…. Credit: AP

….which was then taken to the state zoological park for treatment Credit: AP

The Assam Forest Department has been continuously requesting the railway authority to limit the speed of the trains to a maximum of 25 kph within the sanctuary area Credit: AP