Elephant attack in Kaeng Krachan injures three workers
Three workers were injured in an elephant attack in Kaeng Krachan National Park on Wednesday evening after a wild elephant attacked a pickup truck on the Phu Sai-Sai En road.
The incident happened at around 6.30pm on 13 May, according to a report from Mongkol Chaipakdee, chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, which was disclosed by Nithat Nunsong, director of Protected Area Regional Office 3, Phetchaburi branch.
Officials said officers from Wild Elephant Surveillance Team 2 were on routine patrol when they were alerted that a wild elephant had attacked a vehicle carrying workers.
At the scene, officers found three injured workers who had been travelling in the back of the pickup truck while returning to their accommodation in Huai Sat Yai subdistrict, Hua Hin district.
The injured included a 60-year-old woman who was unconscious and had a head wound, a 40-year-old woman, and a 40-year-old man who reported chest pain. Rescue workers from Huai Sat Yai Subdistrict Administrative Organisation provided first aid before taking them to a local hospital.
Officials later found the elephant, known as Plai Boonchuay, still near the scene. Park staff pushed the animal back into deeper forest for public safety.
The incident occurred near Kaeng Krachan National Park Protection Unit KK.7, Khao Hub Tao, where warning signs prohibit people from sitting in the back of pickup trucks because the route is known as a wild elephant foraging area.
Officials said the situation has returned to normal, with surveillance teams continuing to monitor the area around the clock.
