Woman seriously injured after killing a cow and crashing into a water tank

KELLY HODEL / STUFF

A cow was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Canterbury early Thursday morning. [File photo]

A cow died and a woman seriously injured after the vehicle she was driving hit the beast on a rural road in Canterbury, then crashed through a fence and into a tank of water. 39; water. the accident on Grange Road, between Kivers Rd and Highfield Rd, in Burnham, Selwyn, around 12:50 pm Thursday

Upon their arrival, they discovered that the driver of a vehicle had struck a cow who was on the road, then slipped

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Fire and emergency New Zealand and St John are called to the scene and the only occupant of the vehicle is transported to the Christchurch Hospital. serious injury.

The cow died in

Staff Sergeant Pete Stills said earlier that cows and other large animals, like horses, were "very bad to hit" because the impact could project them onto the windshield of the vehicle, causing significant damage.

Sometimes in winter, roads become more desirable for animals because they are hotter and drier, he said. Stills urged motorists to "be really vigilant" on rural roads, especially at night.

Christchurch Transportation Operations Center spokesman Steven Mann said that there was no sign of freezing in Christchurch City on Thursday, this would not be the case in the plains of Canterbury. He said that motorists traveling to the city from the west had to be very careful about the roads.

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