Child killed as temple elephants run amok at Irinjalakuda

Irinjalakuda: A one-and-half-year-old child was killed and 10 injured when three elephants of the Koodamanickam temple ran amok during the `arattu' ritual on Sunday morning. Ten persons, including the mahout, were injured in the panic that followed. The elephants were brought under control by the mahouts. 
Elephants Kalamuthan and Kannan first ran amok when the ritual was progressing and the `arattu' was taken out of the temple.
Seeing the chaos, Cherupalassery Parameswaran and Ayyappan also ran amok. Many suatained injuries when they ran helter skelter during the commotion.