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Over 200 sheep mowed down by train

Updated on: 28 July,2016 12:46 PM IST  | 
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A speeding train on Thursday mowed down over 200 sheep on a railway track between Madhepura and Saharsa stations in Madhepura

Over 200 sheep mowed down by train

Madhepura (Bihar): A speeding train on Thursday mowed down over 200 sheep on a railway track between Madhepura and Saharsa stations in Madhepura.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sanjay Kumar Nirala said a flock of sheep was grazing near the Madhepura railway station when over 200 of them wandered on the track and got fatally run over by Saharsa-bound Janaki Express.


The railway authorities have been informed about the incident.



The shepherds who had brought the flock of sheep for grazing fled after the incident, Nirala said.

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