At least 46 reindeer run to death by a train on the Rørosbanen – NRK

It was lokføreren himself who notified the police about the dyretragedien. It is uncertain how many of the animals that died in the påkjørselen, but the scope is still large, according to the Sør-Trøndelag police district.

the Incident took place around the clock 20 Saturday evening. Police have notified the owner of the animals. The owner and the Norwegian national rail administration was Saturday night at the place, where it was driven cleanup.

– Viltnemnda was also notified, so they could quickly get to the site to euthanize the animals that were injured, ” says Aaslund.

–As a battleground

Reineier Ole Aslak Mountains were shaken when Nea Radio met him on the scene of the accident by planovergangen on Harborg, ca. one and a half miles north of Røros.

It’s no use to explain with words what you feel when stuff like that happens. This is one of the worst visions of a reineier can meet. It is a battleground, ” says Fjellheim to the radio station.

Dead reindeer and intestines were thrown over the blood-red snow along the railway line. In the light of a single headlamp, it was not easy for reineieren to get a full overview in the darkness.

Reineier Ole Aslak Fjellheim found 46 dead reindeer after togpåkjørselen on Rørosbanen.

Photo: Elin Viken / Nea Radio

They are located here must have been run to death instantaneous. But we don’t know how many may be injured and be on the go outside of the is left dead. It ran a injured reindeer further along the line when we arrived, but I was not able to run it up again in the dark, says Fjellheim.

the Herd passed ferist

A two-metre-high sperregjerde runs along the railway on the site, just to stop the reinsdyra from getting out on the railway line. County road 30 between Røros and Trondheim, cross the railway here, and the road also goes over a ferist to prevent the reindeer from getting through sperregjerdet.

–Unfortunately, they have added planks in ferista here, so that it has become a free passage for the reindeer. So then it has come a large herd through the fence and onto the railway line.

Reineieren says he does not know who is responsible.

–I want to believe that there are those who run the vegvedlikeholdet here has done it. But I know it not.

Many reineiere affected

The financial loss to the reineierne is currently unclear. Ulykka happened in Gåbrien Sijte (Riast/Hylling reinbeitedistrikt), but it is also a reindeer from naboflokker involved.

–There can be more than ten reineiere that is affected. And it’s not just to talk about the economy. There are many fine breeding animals that are located here, many calves that should have been breeding for many years, says Fjellheim to Nea Radio.

Reineieren sugar heavy.

–No, this is indescribable. There is no can experience like this.