This is the tragic scene as a distraught mother elephant frantically attempted to push the truck that killed her youngster aside.
Early on Sunday morning, the juvenile elephant and the large vehicle crashed in Perak, northern Malaysia.
It is reported that the infant elephant perished when ensnared beneath the lorry’s front end.
Many Malaysians were moved by the heartbreaking video of the elephant mother attempting to push the truck following the event, which was one of the most viewed articles on newspaper websites.
According to press sources, when authorities retrieved the calf’s carcass, the adult animal was sedated and relocated to rejoin its herd.
animal advocates urged the government to increase efforts to install animal crossings on the roadway, which currently includes signs alerting drivers to possible hazards.
