Terrifying second a COW falls from a lorry and into the trail of site visitors travelling at 70mph on busy motorway

That is the terrifying second a cow fell off the again of a transferring lorry and into dwell site visitors on a busy motorway.

The animal dropped onto the within lane close to junction 9 on the M6 within the north west of England, virtually colliding with oncoming vehicles travelling at 70mph, at simply earlier than 10am yesterday.

Police say one other cow additionally broke free two miles away and the motorway was closed for round 90 minutes between junctions seven and ten.

The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) mentioned on Twitter the cows have been ‘injured’, though the extent of the accidents is unclear.

Sprint cam footage of the incident reveals the cow falling on the highway and skidding in the direction of oncoming site visitors, forcing drivers to take evasive motion and ultimately inflicting one lorry to cease in the midst of the motorway. 

That is the terrifying second a cow fell off the again of a transferring lorry and into dwell site visitors on a busy motorway

Police say one other cow additionally broke free two miles away, and the motorway was closed for round 90 minutes between junctions seven and ten

The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) mentioned on Twitter the cows have been ‘injured’, though the extent of the accidents is unclear

The animal dropped onto the within lane close to junction 9 on the M6 within the north west of England, virtually colliding with oncoming vehicles travelling at 70mph, at simply earlier than 10am yesterday

Kevin Rogers, 52, who recorded the footage from his automobile, was on his approach to an public sale when the weird incident unfolded in entrance of him.

He mentioned: ‘The cow fell out the underside of the lorry, the lorry subsequent to it moved and I moved out the way in which. 

‘I used to be the primary automobile coming head-on to it and I managed to overlook it.

‘Positively just one cow fell out the lorry however studies learn that there have been two cows. 

‘I feel the ground gave means on the underside and when [the lorry] pulled over when one other cow got here out.

‘You do not see that on daily basis – my first thought was to not hit it. I did not see it fall out the lorry so the primary I noticed was her sprawling on the highway.

‘Fortunately I might swerve onto the exhausting shoulder to get round it.

‘It was a whole shock. After I safely might I messaged my spouse and mentioned “I’ve practically been hit by a falling cow on the motorway”. 

‘She did not imagine me. I am unable to suppose why.’

Sprint cam footage of the incident reveals the cow falling on the highway and skidding in the direction of oncoming site visitors

This compelled drivers to take evasive motion to keep away from the animal and ultimately brought about one lorry to cease in the midst of the motorway

The CMPG mentioned on Twitter initially: ‘CLOSED. M6 j 10 to j 7 and m6 j7 to j10 is closed.. Additional updates will comply with. Please keep away from the world the place potential.

‘Now we have two injured cows within the carriageway two miles aside which have fallen from a lorry.

‘Each sb and nb closed while we attempt get the injured cows off the motorway safely. Last item we wish is for them to bolt into transferring site visitors.’

A follow-up tweet then mentioned: ‘Large thanks to the lorry drivers who stopped to assist include the cows in addition to @HighwaysWMIDS @Trafficwmp @firearmsWMP.

‘Large thanks to Whitewell Logisitcs Ltd who was within the trapped site visitors and supplied to assist transfer cows off the carriageway.’

A spokesperson for Whitewell Logistics instructed MailOnline: ‘We acted rapidly and swiftly to cope with the state of affairs. 

‘Everybody was requested to remain of their vehicles whereas we moved the animals. 

‘To the very best of my data they’re wonderful. They didn’t undergo any long run accidents. We returned the cows to a location organized by the police.’