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Scottish Sun
15-05-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Heartwrenching moment desperate mother elephant spends 5 HOURS trying to rescue her dead baby calf trapped under lorry
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the devastating moment a mother elephant spends five hours trying to to rescue her dead baby calf trapped under a van. Grim footage showed the tragic five-year-old male elephant pinned under a 10-tonne lorry while his mother seemingly tried to free him. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 This is the heartwrenching moment a mother elephant tries to rescue her calf Credit: Instagram/@ajpyro 3 The mother elephant was reportedly trying to free the animal for five hours Credit: Instagram/@ajpyro 3 Horror footage showed the aftermath of the tragic collision, with the mother pressed up against the car Credit: Instagram/@ajpyro The gutwrenching video was recorded at around 2:50am on May 11, on the East-West Highway in the 74,000-acre Belum-Temenggor forest reserve, Malaysia. It showed a large lorry with its front left side smashed up. Debris is scattered across the floor while the stationary vehicle's lights flash. The mother elephant leans against the left side of the white lorry - while the calf is sadly squashed underneath. A second set of heartbreaking footage shows the mother elephant remaining in the same position hours later, still appearing to mourn the loss of her child. A group of men seemingly attempt to pull the grieving animal away, but fail to make the mother budge following the horrific accident. The road is a known crossing route for elephants, as well as the critically endangered Malayan tiger. Director of the Perak Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department Yusoff Shariff said his team were alerted at about 3.30am. He said: "A male elephant, estimated to be five years old, died after it was believed to have been struck by a truck while trying to cross the road." Wildlife officers later moved the animal's carcass, while the mother elephant was relocated to a safer area. Petting zoo worker beaten to death by KANGAROO after climbing into its pen to 'roughhouse' with animal Local police chief Zulkifli Mahmood said preliminary investigations found the driver was not guilty of negligence during the crash. The 28-year-old man reportedly saw a large elephant grazing on the right side of the road moments before the accident. He was transporting poultry at the time. Having believed it was safe to do so, he drove on, avoiding the elephant. But that was when the second animal, the calf, emerged on the left side of the road from the forest. Mahmood said: "The short distance made it impossible for the driver to stop in time, resulting in a fatal collision. "The baby elephant died at the scene," he confirmed. He added that the mother later charged at the lorry following the fatal collision. The driver managed to get away unharmed, he said. Cops confirmed heavy fog and lack of road lighting were contributing factors in the horror smash. Malaysia announced on Monday that it would set up dedicated wildlife crossings into future highway designs following the tragic event.
The Irish Sun
15-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
Heartwrenching moment desperate mother elephant spends 5 HOURS trying to rescue her dead baby calf trapped under lorry
THIS is the devastating moment a mother elephant spends five hours trying to to rescue her dead baby calf trapped under a van. Grim footage showed the tragic five-year-old male elephant pinned under a 10-tonne lorry while his mother seemingly tried to free him. Advertisement 3 This is the heartwrenching moment a mother elephant tries to rescue her calf Credit: Instagram/@ajpyro 3 The mother elephant was reportedly trying to free the animal for five hours Credit: Instagram/@ajpyro 3 Horror footage showed the aftermath of the tragic collision, with the mother pressed up against the car Credit: Instagram/@ajpyro The It showed a large lorry with its front left side smashed up. Debris is scattered across the floor while the stationary The Advertisement READ MORE WORLD NEWS A second set of heartbreaking footage shows the mother elephant remaining in the same position hours later, still appearing to mourn the loss of her child. A group of men seemingly attempt to pull the grieving fail to make the mother budge following the horrific accident. The road is a known crossing route for elephants, as well as the critically endangered Malayan tiger. Director of the Perak Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department Yusoff Shariff said his team were alerted at about 3.30am. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Exclusive He said: "A male elephant, estimated to be five years old, died after it was believed to have been struck by a truck while trying to cross the Wildlife officers later moved the animal's carcass, while the mother elephant was relocated to a safer area. Petting zoo worker beaten to death by KANGAROO after climbing into its pen to 'roughhouse' with animal Local police chief Zulkifli Mahmood said preliminary investigations found the driver was not guilty of negligence during the crash. The 28-year-old man reportedly saw a large elephant grazing on the right side of the road moments before the accident. Advertisement He was transporting poultry at the time. Having believed it was safe to do so, he drove on, avoiding the elephant. But that was when the second animal, the calf, emerged on the left side of the road from the forest. Mahmood said: "The short distance made it impossible for the driver to stop in time, resulting in a fatal collision. Advertisement "The baby elephant died at the scene," he confirmed. He added that the mother later charged at the lorry following the fatal collision. The driver managed to get away unharmed, he said. Cops confirmed heavy fog and lack of road lighting were contributing factors in the horror smash. Advertisement Malaysia announced on Monday that it would set up dedicated wildlife crossings into future highway designs following the tragic event.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Watch: Elephant tries to save calf trapped under lorry
Credit: Instagram/Pawsitivepawsrescues Footage of an elephant trying to rescue her calf trapped beneath a lorry has provoked outrage in Malaysia. The one-minute video, captured in the early hours of May 11, shows a five-year-old male elephant pinned under a 10-tonne lorry as its mother presses her head against the vehicle in an apparent attempt to free the calf. The clip has renewed calls to protect wildlife whose habitats are bisected by busy roads. The incident occurred at about 2.50 am on the East-West Highway, which runs through the 74,000-acre Belum-Temenggor forest reserve. The road is a well-known crossing route for elephants and the critically endangered Malayan tiger. Yusoff Shariff, director of the Perak Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department (Perhilitan), said his team received an alert at about 3.30 am. 'A male elephant, estimated to be five years old, died after it was believed to have been struck by a truck while trying to cross the road,' he told local media. Wildlife officers later removed the carcass and relocated the mother elephant to a safer area. Images of the mother elephant remaining at the site for over five hours drew a wave of sympathy on social media. Mohd Amir Faizal wrote: 'How sad for the mother, waiting for her child, but it never comes out. She kept trying to free her calf over and over again, because it was still alive at that time. But she just couldn't move the lorry, it was too heavy.' 'I could hear the mother crying out in sorrow, and I'm certain anyone who watched it would have been moved to tears,' he added. 'It's as though she's hoping her child is still alive.' Zulkifli Mahmood, the Gerik district police chief, said preliminary investigations found no negligence on the part of the driver. The 28-year-old man, who was transporting poultry, reportedly saw a large elephant grazing on the right side of the road. Believing it was safe, he continued driving, only for the calf to suddenly emerge from the forest on the left. 'The short distance made it impossible for the driver to stop in time, resulting in a fatal collision. The baby elephant died at the scene,' said Mr Mahmood. The mother, he added, later charged at the lorry and damaged its front section. The driver escaped unharmed. Police cited heavy fog and a lack of road lighting as contributing factors to the collision. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the sustainability and environment minister, said eight elephants have died in traffic collisions across peninsular Malaysia over the past five years, three of them in 2025. He proposed a series of measures, including establishing a 10,000-hectare elephant sanctuary and linking fragmented habitats through ecological corridors that traverse plantations, private land and forested areas. Malaysia's works ministry announced on Monday that it would incorporate dedicated wildlife crossings into future highway designs. 'Until then, we sincerely hope that drivers will slow down and exercise caution when passing through wildlife crossing locations identified by signage and street lighting,' the ministry said in a social-media post. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the Asian elephant as endangered, citing poaching, habitat loss and human-elephant conflict as key threats to the species' survival. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
AsiaOne
12-05-2025
- AsiaOne
Young elephant dies in lorry accident on Malaysia highway, incident draws sympathy as mother doesn't leave its side, Malaysia News
A young male elephant was killed after an accident with a lorry while crossing a highway with its mother in Perak, Malaysia, last Sunday (May 11). Heartbreaking scenes, captured in a video circulating online, followed thereafter as the mother elephant could be seen staying by her calf laying motionless under the vehicle. The video, recorded from a vehicle passing by, also shows the mother elephant pressing her head against the side of the lorry, as if attempting to free her calf. According to Malaysian publication Sinar Harian, the incident occurred at the East-West Highway at around 2am and involved a lorry transporting chickens. Director of the Perak Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) Yusoff Shariff was informed of the incident at around 3.30am. He mentioned that, according to investigations, "a male elephant estimated to be five years old died after it was believed to have been hit by a lorry while trying to cross the road". Yusoff noted that the mother elephant is estimated to be between 25 and 27 years old, weighing roughly 2.2 tonnes. He added: "Our staff were deployed to the location to carry out an operation to monitor and capture the mother elephant in order to move her to a safer area." The carcass of the dead baby elephant has since been removed from under lorry and will be buried. According to Malaysian publication The Star, Gerik districk police chief, Superintendent Zulkifli Mahmood, said initial investigations mentioned that a 28-year-old driver noticed a "large elephant grazing on the right shoulder of the road". In a statement released on May 11, he added: "Believing it was safe to proceed, the driver continued driving. However, moments later, a baby elephant suddenly emerged from the forest on the left side of the road and attempted to cross. "The short distance made it impossible for the driver to stop in time, resulting in a fatal collision. The baby elephant died at the scene." According to Superintendent Zulkifli, a larger elephant believed to be the mother of the dead calf then got agitated and damaged the vehicle. The driver was unharmed from the incident. In the aftermath of the accident, netizens expressed heartache over the anguish the mother elephant must have felt. A Facebook user noted how "anxious" the mother elephant was as she waited for her child, adding that it looked "worried about her child's condition". Another user wrote: "Why was the driver going so fast? He can't have known that the area is frequented by elephants?" [[nid:711991]] amierul@
