Moment a herd of cows stampede down Kent carriageway towards drivers

Moo-ve out of the way! Moment a herd of cows stampede down a Kent A-road road in towards drivers

• Footage of the bizarre encounter was recorded at around 5.30am on August 3.
• The herd was making their way down a stretch of the A2 near Coldred, Kent
• Kent Police were called to the scene to help direct traffic and remove the animals

A herd of cows was caught on camera by a startled driver as the animals stampeded down a Kent A-road.

Footage of the bizarre encounter was recorded at around 5.30am on Tuesday on a stretch of the A2 near Coldred.

Dozens of cows can be seen weaving between vehicles on both sides of the road and trotting down the grassy central reservation. 

Footage of the bizarre encounter was recorded at around 5.30am on Tuesday on a stretch of the A2 near Coldred

Loud mooing can be heard as the animals hurtle past drivers’ windows in the bovine breakout, in footage recorded by recovery driver Joe Clift, 28.

Drivers on one side of the road have opted to stop and let the animals avoid them, while some on the other road continue cautiously on their way.

Mr Clift, 28, who was heading to a breakdown in Dover at the time, told KentOnline: ‘I just thought, “What the hell are these cows doing in the road”. It’s a weird thing to see at 5.30am.

‘I was just heading down to a breakdown and just saw them all coming towards us. I lost count of how many there were.’ 

The herd of cows was caught on camera wreaking havoc for drivers as it stampeded down a Kent carriageway

Kent Police were called to the scene to help direct traffic before eventually removing the animals from the roadway 

Kent Police were called to the scene to help direct traffic and remove the animals from the roadway. 

A spokesman for the force told MailOnline: ‘Kent Police was called at 5.45am on Tuesday 3 August 2021 following a report that a number of cows had entered the coastbound carriageway of the A2 near Coldred.

‘Officers attended and assisted with traffic management and the removal of the animals from the road. Officers left the scene at around 6.15am.’

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