A Kiwirail train it a herd of cattle in Hawke's Bay last night, with a total of 57 cows dead afterwards.

昨晚在霍克湾，一列新西兰火车冲破牛群，之后总共有57头牛死亡。

Kiwirail confirmed the incident, which happened south of Hastings between Poukawa and Opapa near State Highway 2 about 6pm.

新西兰铁道部已证实了这一事件，事故发生在黑斯廷斯以南的波卡瓦和奥帕帕之间，大约在下午6点左右，在2号国道附近。

The freight train was travelling from Napier to Palmerston North.

这列货运火车从纳皮尔开往帕默斯顿北部。

Kiwirail Executive General Manager of Operation Siva Sivapakkiam said "unfortunately 47 were killed and another 10 that were injured had to be euthanised.

新西兰铁道部执行总经理Siva Sivapakkiam表示：非常不幸，有47头牛当场死亡，另有10头牛受伤严重，不得不实施安乐死。

”"Incidents like this are distressing for all those involved.

这样的事件让所有相关人员都感到痛心。

”"They are also a reminder of the need to keep land well-fenced to prevent them happening.

同时也提醒人们，有必要保证围栏完好，防止此类事件再次发生。

”"There was some damage to the locomotive but it was able to carry on to Palmerston North after some repairs.

"火车头有一些损坏，但经过一些修理后，它能够继续向北行驶到帕默斯顿。

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