Guest worker trampled to death by wild elephant near Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: A guest worker was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Periyathadagam on the outskirts of Coimbatore on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as Z Sharitul Islam, 22, from Mayong village in Morigaon district of Assam.
He had been working in a brick kiln unit at Periyathadagam for the last three months. He was staying in a room on the brick kiln premises.
Around 8.45pm on Sunday, he went to relieve himself. A wild elephant attacked him. The man suffered head injuries and a fracture on his left leg. He was rushed the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where he died without responding to treatment.
The Thadagam police registered a case.