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A freight train killed an entire herd of elk in Washington state last week and what

officials described as an extremely unusual and disturbing accident.

The incident occurred near the town of Wasch, about 20 miles northeast of Portland.

Local media reports that the trains crew sounded the whistle, but they couldn't stop in

time.

The train stayed on the tracks and no humans were injured.

I can't say the same for the elk.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that between 24 and 26 elk were

killed in the accident.

Officials believe they may have been using the tracks as a travel corridor to navigate

through the steep landscape.

Elk are frequently in the area around the tracks, but it's uncommon for there to be so many

elk on the tracks at the same time.

The fact that the officials were unable to determine exactly how many elk were killed helps

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