‘Cowabunga’ stops traffic

By Lachlan Ellis

It was ‘udder’ chaos on the Western Freeway last week, as a group of cows blocked the road two days in a row.

Both incidents may have been ‘amoosing’ to some, but less so to those stuck in the traffic, with social media flooded with messages warning Marshians not to use the Western Freeway.

Bacchus Marsh Police don’t yet know how the cows managed to get out of the truck they were in, but are investigating to find out if negligence or faulty equipment were to blame.

“A number of cows seemingly mysteriously appeared on the freeway between Condons Lane and nearly down as far as where the Avenue of Honour meets the freeway,” a member from the police station told the Moorabool News.

“We don’t know how they got out of the truck, but the driver has been identified, he’s made himself known. The cows were basically minded overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, they got a few of the cows back on the truck, but two of them weren’t very happy to go back in.

“One of them got back onto the freeway on Thursday, but that was taken care of…hopefully that’s the end of it.”

VICSES Bacchus Marsh volunteers were also called to the scene, assisting police with traffic management near the intersection of the Western Freeway with Gisborne Road. Delays were between 40 mins to three hours.

The police member could not confirm whether any of the Hereford type cows were injured.

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in the 7 December 2021 edition
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