Two Waikato cows today learned the hard way why it's not a good idea to escape their paddock. Waikato Senior Sergeant Andrea McBeth said the cattle were walking on a bridge on the unlit Puke Rd (SH2), at Netherton, just north of Paeroa, when they were struck by a car about 5.45am today. One of the beasts suffered a serious leg injury so one of the attending officers to put it down. The other cow was put into a paddock, she said. The driver of the car was able to get out of the vehicle and was attended to by St John Ambulance staff.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 19, 2017 20:03 UTC