Cows run loose on highway north of Toronto, causing traffic chaos, police say

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Several cows are moving escaped connected Highway 400 successful bluish King Township aft being spooked by thunder Friday, causing important delays, Ontario Provincial Police said.

Six cows travelled from a workplace successful Aurora aft being spooked by thunderstorm, OPP say

Rochelle Raveendran · CBC News

· Posted: May 16, 2025 4:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago

Photo of cows connected a tract adjacent to a highway

Several cows are moving escaped connected Highway 400 successful bluish King Township connected Friday, causing important postulation delays, Ontario Provincial Police said.

Around six cows are "running up and down" the road betwixt Aurora Road and Highway 9, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said successful a video posted connected X connected Friday.

Police are moving with the owners to get the cows backmost into trailers, but helium said the cows are "not excessively cooperative astatine this time."

Schmidt told CBC Toronto the cows came from a section workplace successful Aurora and look to person been spooked during a thunderstorm. They have been moving on the road for astir 5 hours, helium said.

Cows connected <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy400?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hwy400</a> betwixt Hwy9 and Aurora Rd. <br>Heavy delays successful some directions. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AuroraOPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AuroraOPP</a> moving with the owners to get them to a harmless place. ^ks <a href="https://t.co/LKjTdMF1eV">pic.twitter.com/LKjTdMF1eV</a>

—@OPP_HSD

The owners person successfully caught 1 cow, but determination are inactive 5 successful the fields adjacent to the highway. Officers are trying to incorporate them successful the fields, helium said.

Animal payment teams are besides connected scene, Schmidt said.

Schmidt said postulation successful the country is simply a "disaster."

"Its going to beryllium a horrible thrust for the weekend," helium said.