Train kills 20 cattle on tracks in western Ohio

PLATTSBURG, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a freight train ran into a herd of cattle on the tracks in western Ohio, killing about 20 of the animals.

The Norfolk Southern engineer told Clark County sheriff’s investigators he saw the cattle in the train’s path this morning but couldn’t stop in time.

The Columbus Dispatch reports the train with two locomotives and 122 cars was traveling at 38 mph when the accident occurred.

The primary engine needed about three hours of repair work when the train eventually stopped near Plattsburg, 34 miles west of Columbus.

The cattle belonged to a farm in the area. It’s not clear how they found their way onto the tracks.