Elephant attack: narrow escape for man and his daughter

A man and his eight-year-old daughter escaped with minor injuries after a tusker knocked down their two-wheeler near Kallar in the district on Saturday. The incident took place around 8 a.m. when the man, identified by Forest department officials as Mahesh of the Mottamoodu settlement, was taking his daughter for her tuition class through a narrow forest road.Sreeju S., Range Forest Officer, Palode Range, said the father and daughter had a narrow escape. “On this road you have the forest on both sides. When the elephant hit the motorcycle, both of them were thrown into a ditch on one side of the road. The elephant then disappeared into the forest,” Mr. Sreeju said.Mr. Mahesh and his daughter were rushed to the government hospital at Vithura. Their injuries were minor and X-rays revealed no