Kerala: 55-year-old woman trampled to death by wild elephant

Kannur: A 55-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at an Adivasi colony near Aralam plantation in the district, police said.

The victim, identified as Ammini, had come out of her house at around 12 midnight to attend to nature's call and saw the pachyderm standing beside a nearby bush.

She tried to run away, but the elephant gave chase and trampled her to death, police said.

She was rushed to Pariyaram Medical College hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.