{"id":252398,"date":"2026-01-26T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/252398\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:53:09","slug":"stray-cow-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-on-sh1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/252398\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray cow dies after being hit by car on SH1"},"content":{"rendered":"

A stray cow had been wandering on the Northern Motorway for hours before it was hit by a car and killed late last night.<\/p>\n

A person driving a silver Mitsubishi Outlander along State Highway 1, just past Pigeon Flat, hit the wandering cow at 10pm yesterday, Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said.<\/p>\n

The impact damaged the car and caused the cow to die, Snr Sgt Dinnissen added.<\/p>\n

The road was partially blocked for some time while the cow\u2019s carcass was moved to the side until the farmer could come out to move the body.<\/p>\n

Throughout Sunday, the wandering cow had led to multiple calls to emergency services, however, every time they went to search for the cow it could not be found.<\/p>\n

There were no injuries to any humans, Snr Sgt Dinnissen said.<\/p>\n

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