Moment a tortured elephant rampages through a crowd injuring 18 after being beaten with sticks for a Sri Lankan festival
A TERRIFIED elephant taking part in a festival in Sri Lanka has run berserk, throwing its driver off and trampling on him.
They in turn run into an elephant that can be seen in footage, panicking the terrified animal, which is walking behind a group of drummers. A man riding on the elephant - known as a mahout - can be seen being thrown to the ground and is trampled as the animal runs further down the street.Officials from two hospitals said Monday that 18 injured people received treatment and 16 had been discharged.Starting from a 600-year-old Buddhist temple, the annual street pageant locally sees dancers and elaborately decorated elephants parade through the streets of Kotte.
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