Eight vehicles were damaged on the Hume Highway on Thursday evening when a cow ventured out into traffic.<\/p>\n
The cow was grazing on the side of the road before it stepped out into traffic at 8pm where it was hit by a prime mover at 100km\/h.<\/p>\n
It was thrown under the truck and tumbled into other vehicles.<\/p>\n
One car hit the cow and swerved off the road where it hit trees on the side of the road.<\/p>\n
A further five cars and another prime mover hit the cow, which caused varying levels of damage.<\/p>\n
The cow died at the scene and there was some disruption to traffic as a number of cars and one of the prime movers needed to be towed away.<\/p>\n
No brandings or marks could be found on the cow to identify its owner.<\/p>\n
Inspector Shawn Baker from Camden Police said wildlife on local roads had been a problem for a long, long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re driving on semirural roads you need to watch out for wildlife,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople need to be aware.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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