An elderly man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked and trampled by a ‘dangerously out of control cow’
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Dyfed-Powys Police received reports at about 10.15am on Saturday that the cow had escaped from Whitland Mart in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and made its way to the centre of Whitland. A force spokeswoman said: ‘It came across an elderly man in North Road, where it attacked and trampled him, causing serious injury.’Police said the cow went onto the rail track in the area, with trains stopped to ‘mitigate the danger to them’.
The spokeswoman went on: ‘Eventually, it made its way to a field, where every effort was made to safely contain it in consultation with the owner. ‘Unfortunately, all attempts failed, and due to the danger posed by the animal it was humanely dispatched with the consent of the owner.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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