Elephant run over by Puri-Surat Express in Odisha's Sambalpur, engine derails The elephant herd, which stayed guard near the carcass and surrounded the engine for couple of hours, was latter guided into a nearby forest. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: An adult elephant was run over by a speeding train in Sambalpur district on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Front trolley of the passenger train's engine derailed after hitting the jumbo. The mishap took place on the single line between Hatibari and Maneswar railway stations at about 2.05 am when Puri-Surat superfast Express dashed into the elephant.