Ontario Highway 400 cow causes chaos and charges at officer
Friday, May 16, 2025, 5:21 pm
A bizarre incident unfolded on Ontario’s Highway 400 as a loose cow was reported charging a police officer while other cows roamed freely, causing significant traffic delays. Local law enforcement is scrambling to round up the errant ruminants amid a scene that can only be described as udderly chaotic.
Around 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police reported cows on Highway 400 between Highway 9 and Aurora Road, with the farm animals causing heavy delays in both directions.
Loose cow on Ontario Hwy 400 charges at officer in wild encounter CP24
Several cows are running loose on Highway 400 in northern King Township after being spooked by thunder Friday, causing significant traffic delays, Ontario Provincial Police said.
Ontario Provincial Police officers say they’re moving to corral half a dozen cows that are wandering along Highway 400 west of Newmarket, creating major delays for drivers heading north to cottage country. In a video post on the OPP Highway Safety Division X account, Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the…
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