Passengers 'in tears' after train hits herd of cows Everyone including driver is ok. People saw a vehicle and a lot of blood... We're being assured it was a herd of cattle. Felt like we'd derailed. He added it felt as if the train had "dragged a vehicle under us for a good mile or so" after the incident, which he said involved "10-12" cows. Mr Benvie, managing director of Hotwire PR, said: "There's blood all down the windows of the train. People in the front carriage were in tears, thinking we'd crashed or hit something. You don't know what it is and obviously fear the worst. The main thing is that everyone is ok. The driver is very shaken and we're all waiting, hoping we'll be able to get home. Another traveller, Mike Hobson, 53, said: "We started to decelerate very quickly, with cups and bottles falling over on the tables, and felt a juddering." He added passengers in his carriage, towards the back of the train, had reacted in a "stoically British" manner after the accident, at around 5pm today. He wrote on Twitter: "Our train has hit a herd of cows outside Oxford. Soz for all those behind us, just about to tuck into some bbq ribs. Ps no one hurt. Around 200 passengers on the 14.45 CrossCountry service from Bournemouth to Manchester are currently still stranded near the village of Tackley after the accident. A spokeswoman for Network Rail confirmed a number of cows had been hit and added there was "not much" damage to the train itself, although there was unfortunately "quite a lot of mess." Service was being disrupted as an essential assessment of the train was carried out, she added. A spokesman for CrossCountry said: "It was involved in an incident with farm animals that had strayed onto the line. The train is currently at a stand at the site awaiting an inspection. The train will be taken to Banbury where the passengers will be taken off. Passengers are currently being advised to use routes through London. Rail replacement buses are also being organised.