Two adult buffaloes and a calf were killed and two more severely injured after a local train mowed them down at Ambernath railway station on Sunday evening.

The animals were walking on the tracks between the platforms at 6.30 pm when a passing local hit them. The impact launched the animals into the air and the train went on to hit them again and drag them for around 100 feet. While one animal’s neck was severed, two others died from the severity of their injuries moments later. Bystanders watched in horror as the surviving buffaloes writhed in agony for almost two hours between the platforms, and no railways official came forward to help.