<p>A forest official was injured, and two vehicles were damaged in an elephant attack near here early on Tuesday.</p>.<p>An auto rickshaw and a pick-up van, parked on the roadside, were damaged by the jumbo, which strayed into Konur Kandi, a high range area located on the border of Malappuram-Kozhikode districts.</p>.<p>"The incident occurred between 2.30-3.00 in the wee hours. One of our staffers was injured in the melee.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/electrocution-poisoning-and-train-hits-the-major-causes-of-elephant-deaths-in-assam-1154795.html" target="_blank">Electrocution, poisoning, and train hits the major causes of elephant deaths in Assam</a></strong></p>.<p>After continuous efforts, we could finally drive it back into the forests," Edavanna forest range officer T Rehis told <em>PTI</em>. A man was killed in the wild elephant attack in the region last year, he added. </p>
<p>A forest official was injured, and two vehicles were damaged in an elephant attack near here early on Tuesday.</p>.<p>An auto rickshaw and a pick-up van, parked on the roadside, were damaged by the jumbo, which strayed into Konur Kandi, a high range area located on the border of Malappuram-Kozhikode districts.</p>.<p>"The incident occurred between 2.30-3.00 in the wee hours. One of our staffers was injured in the melee.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/electrocution-poisoning-and-train-hits-the-major-causes-of-elephant-deaths-in-assam-1154795.html" target="_blank">Electrocution, poisoning, and train hits the major causes of elephant deaths in Assam</a></strong></p>.<p>After continuous efforts, we could finally drive it back into the forests," Edavanna forest range officer T Rehis told <em>PTI</em>. A man was killed in the wild elephant attack in the region last year, he added. </p>