Guwahati, March 4: A man working in a tea garden was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday. Sources said four others were severely injured during the elephant attack.

The incident took place at the Hatigaon tea estate in Kaliabor, where the workers were resting after a long day’s work.

The deceased has been identified as Laxman Minj while four injured persons are Prakash Ekka, Pratap Ekka, Dhiraj Tirki and Shani Kerketa.

According to locals, the elephant attacked them from behind when they were taking rest.

The workers were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, forest officials rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.

Elephants often stray inside the tea estate in search of food.

“Man-elephant conflict has been rising tremendously in Assam due to shrinking of forest covers and elephants come out from the forest in search of food and entered human habitation,” said a villager.