to holy cows....That's why chinese hi-speed trains mostly run on elevated tracks.
link:India Railways, A gift by Britishers | (adda247.com)
Holy cow !! 4000 train-cows collisions/ year !!: link:Indian Railways: Over 22 trains affected daily by cattle run-ins, shows data | Mint (livemint.com)
Be reminded that each accident often involved a herd of Holy Cows; it means the Holy Cow mortality far > 4000/yr
..happened again with a semi hi-speed train: