This is the moment a COW fell from a lorry - into live traffic on the M6.<br /><br />The animal dropped onto the inside lane - near junction nine - at just before 10am yesterday (1/8).<br /><br />Video shows the cow falling on the road and skidding towards oncoming traffic - forcing drivers to take evasive action.<br /><br />Police say another cow also broke free two miles away, and the motorway was closed for around 90 minutes between junctions seven and 10.<br /><br />The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) said on Twitter the cows were "injured", although the extent of the injuries is unclear.<br /><br />Kevin Rogers, 52, was on his way to an auction when the bizarre incident unfolded in front of him.<br /><br />He said: “The cow fell out the bottom of the lorry, the lorry next to it moved and I moved out the way.<br /><br />“I was the first car coming head-on to it and I managed to miss it. <br /><br />“Definitely only one cow fell out the lorry but reports read that there were two cows. I think the floor gave way on the bottom and when [the lorry] pulled over when another cow came out. <br /><br />“You don’t see that every day - my first thought was not to hit it. I didn’t see it fall out the lorry so the first I saw was her sprawling on the road.<br /><br />"Thankfully I could swerve onto the hard shoulder to get around it. <br /><br />“It was a complete surprise. When I safely could I messaged my wife and said ‘I've nearly been hit by a falling cow on the motorway’.<br /><br />"She didn’t believe me. I can’t think why.” <br /><br />The CMPG said initially: "CLOSED. M6 j 10 to j 7 and m6 j7 to j10 is closed. Further updates will follow. Please avoid the area where possible.<br /><br />"We have two injuried cows in the carriageway two miles apart that have fallen from a lorry.<br /><br />"Both sb and nb closed whilst we try get the injuried cows off the motorway safely. Last thing we want is for them to bolt into moving traffic."<br /><br />A follow-up tweet then said: "Big thank you to the lorry drivers who stopped to help contain the cows as well as <br />@HighwaysWMIDS @Trafficwmp @firearmsWMP.<br /><br />"Big thank you to Whitewell Logisitcs Ltd who was in the trapped traffic and offered to help move cows off the carriageway."
