Tusker tramples guest worker

Coimbatore: A wild elephant trampled a guest worker to death near a brick kiln unit at Periya Thadagam here on Saturday.
The victim, N Babhul Hussain, 31, from Assam, was working for Madhu Sree Brick Chamber, located 1.5km away from the Thadagam reserve forest. “He was attending nature’s call around 6.30am, when he noticed the tusker. He alerted other workers of the unit, who informed forest department staff. When the workers tried to scare away the elephant, it charged towards them and attacked Hussain,” a police officer said. The man, who was seriously injured, was rushed to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). But doctors could not save him.