Five horses killed on train track

Damage to train (c) Kapo GR

Five horses were killed on Saturday evening after they were hit by a train in canton Graubünden.

The Rhaetian Railway train was heading to Madulain when it turned a corner and hit the animals. 

They had escaped from a nearby stables. 

The Graubünden cantonal police say they were all killed on the spot.

An investigation is underway.

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