Odds and Ends
Herd of heifers rampages housing estate
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-11-30 11:02
A herd of cows has caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage after going on a rampage in a housing estate.
Resident Paul Toon, 50, said that the 15 heifers seemed "almost organised" as they charged through the St Nicholas Park estate in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Toon said that he was almost crushed by the herd, which left a trail of dented cars, knocked over bins and trampled gardens in its path during the 45-minute stampede.
''It was very scary. I heard a rumbling sound like thunder then suddenly a wall of black and white came charging past the house," he told The Daily Telegraph.
''They seemed almost organised. They went from one garden to the next ripping up flowers and even looking in the front windows. It was like something off the Cravendale milk advert.''
Police were called to help round up the animals, who escaped from their field just after 9am on Wednesday. The herd had crossed the busy A5 road at rush hour and walked a further half-mile to reach the upmarket housing area.
