The number of elephant deaths in a collision between a train and a herd of jumbos in Assam`s Hojai district rose to eight, as a calf succumbed to its injuries on Sunday, officials said. Seven elephants were killed, and one was injured, after a herd of tuskers was hit by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Changjurai village on Saturday.

“The calf, the only tusker which had survived the accident, died this morning while undergoing treatment at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga,” Nagaon Division`s Forest Ranger Shamim Akhtar said. Five coaches and the train`s engine had also derailed, though no passenger was injured in the accident.