A wild elephant killed a 14-year-old boy near a forestation farm in the southern province of Dong Nai Sunday.

Eyewitnesses said Nguyen Tran Vu was sitting on the back seat of a motorcycle driven to the La Nga forest in Dinh Quan District by 20-year-old Nguyen Van Dong, alongside a motorcycle driven by 39-year-old Hoang Thom, when they saw an elephant in front of them.

Thom stopped his bike in a bid to run away from the animal, while Vu jumped out of the bike. Yet the elephant chased after him, throwing him to the ground with its trunk. The animal also stomped on the two motorcycles.

Upon seeing Vu lying there with his head, stomach, and legs hurt, Thom and dong used trees as weapons and screamed to drive the elephant away.

The animal backed off and ran into the forest, and the two men carried Vu to a residential area for help, but he died on the way.

Nearby residents said the elephant had once attacked a local, and has destroyed crops in the area.

Meanwhile, as of Sunday evening, authorities could not enter the accident site due to slippery roads and heavy rains.

Source: Tuoi Tre