One of two cows that got loose along the Trans-Canada Highway near Chemainus Tuesday afternoon was killed and resulted in a multi-vehicle accident.

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP responded to a call just after 6 p.m. on the TCH near Hidden Hills for a cow walking along the highway, reported Alex Berube of RCMP communications. B次元官网网址淧olice noted a multi-vehicle collision upon attendance. It appears the collision was caused by a vehicle that tried to avoid a deceased cow which had previously been hit by another vehicle.B次元官网网址�

The incident along the highway began earlier in the afternoon when traffic could have been tied up till the cows came home.

But two cows on the loose were in a hurry and the traffic tie-up was minimal, although the incident proved startling for many motorists.

B次元官网网址淚t was quite something,B次元官网网址� said Larry Pynn of Maple Bay, who encountered one of them while driving northbound a couple of kilometres south of the Chemainus River bridges. B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 know what was going on.B次元官网网址�

Pynn noted he first became aware of some kind of incident at around 1:42 pm when the driver of a southbound vehicle flashed his headlights as a warning.

B次元官网网址淪oon after, northbound traffic slowed, then ground to a halt,B次元官网网址� Pynn explained. B次元官网网址淚 could not see any indication of a motor vehicle accident. Then, a few seconds later, I spotted an RCMP vehicle with its lights flashing, tailing what appeared to be an Angus bull.B次元官网网址�

Pynn added he rolled down the window as it approached.

B次元官网网址淎nd it just proceeded alongside the concrete median to points unknown,B次元官网网址� he indicated. B次元官网网址淚 suspect everything turned out OK.B次元官网网址�

The cow was going at a good clip, perhaps trying to keep up with highway speed.

B次元官网网址淲here he was going or where he was coming from, I donB次元官网网址檛 know,B次元官网网址� said Pynn.

There was apparently a second cow on the highway that motorists spotted heading in the opposite direction. ThatB次元官网网址檚 the one that eventually got struck several hours later. No one seemed to know from what farm in the area the cows had made their escape.