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.