{"id":91649,"date":"2019-03-26T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=91649"},"modified":"2019-03-26T14:10:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T12:10:31","slug":"stray-cows-cause-major-accident-n4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/26\/stray-cows-cause-major-accident-n4\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray cows cause major accident on the N4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The incident occurred five kilometres from the Hendrina off-ramp at about 19:00 on Monday.<\/p>\n

The cattle owner told\u00a0www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0that the fencing around his property was stolen, hence the four cattle went astray.<\/p>\n

The Department of Community Safety, Security and Liason said that a driver and one passenger were seriously injured whilst four other people sustained slight injuries. They were transported to hospital for further medical treatment.<\/p>\n

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The taxi was travelling to Mozambique when it bumped into one of the cows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taxi commuters travelling to Mozambique said they did not notice the cows until it was too late for the taxi driver to stop the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Elize van Wyngaardt from Belfast said she was travelling home from Pretoria in her late father\u2019s car when she crashed into one of the cows.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my only source of transport, I mean my father drove this car for 20 years without any mechanical problems or accidents, \u201d said Ms Van Wyngaardt.<\/p>\n

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