Biff
17th November 2006, 12:47
By email direct from Christchurch police comms room:
NZ Police CommCens Alert 12:00 16-11-2006 Canterbury
Location of incident: Northern Motorway Kaiapoi
Incident Type: Steak Highway One
Livestock on Northern Motorway
Approximately 5 cows are on the southbound lanes of the Northern Motorway (State Highway One), north of Christchurch near Kaiapoi.
Police, along with staff from the State Highway roading agency, are attending this. Police urge motorists north and south bound to take extreme care and reduce their speeds in the area. It is hoped that the cattle can be rounded up or destroyed shortly.
ENDS
NZ Police CommCens Alert 12:00 16-11-2006 Canterbury
Location of incident: Northern Motorway Kaiapoi
Incident Type: Steak Highway One
Livestock on Northern Motorway
Approximately 5 cows are on the southbound lanes of the Northern Motorway (State Highway One), north of Christchurch near Kaiapoi.
Police, along with staff from the State Highway roading agency, are attending this. Police urge motorists north and south bound to take extreme care and reduce their speeds in the area. It is hoped that the cattle can be rounded up or destroyed shortly.
ENDS