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Car hits cows on N205 in Haute-Savoie, killing one
Around 4 a.m.
on Sunday, a car hit a herd of cows on the N205 near Les Houches in Haute-Savoie, France.
The 27-year-old driver was alone in the car and was not injured.
The herd was wandering on the fast road for a reason that remains unknown.
One cow died and two were injured, while the rest of the herd was unharmed.
The crash meant the N205 was closed in both directions while the farmer gathered the remaining animals and crews removed them.
The circumstances that brought the cows onto the road remain under investigation.
A car hit a herd of cows on the N205 at Les Houches in Haute-Savoie at about 4 a.m. on Sunday, 18 October.
One cow was killed and two others were injured.
The 27-year-old driver was unhurt.
The N205 was closed in both directions while the farmer gathered the remaining animals and heavy-lifting equipment removed them.
The reason the herd was on the road remains unknown.
- Who
- A 27-year-old driver and a herd of cows were involved.
- What
- A car hit the herd; one cow died and two were injured. The driver was unhurt.
- When
- Around 4 a.m. on Sunday, 18 October, during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
- Where
- The N205 at Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France.
- Why
- The reason the cows were on the road is unknown.
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A car hit a herd of cows on the N205 at Les Houches.
The N205 was closed in both directions while the farmer gathered the remaining animals and heavy-lifting equipment removed them.
- Location
- N205, Les Houches, Haute-Savoie
- Time
- Around 4 a.m., Sunday 18 October
- Driver
- 27 years old; unhurt
- Animal casualties
- One cow killed; two injured
- Road closure
- Both directions of the N205 were closed during the operation