Air France Jet Crashes!!...into....cow?

Sulako · Post by **Sulako** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:22 pm

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/New ... 69,00.html

Jet crashes into stray cow
06/07/2005 12:07 - (SA)

Lagos - An Air France jet crashed into a stray cow as it landed in the southern Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt on Wednesday, an airport official said, adding no-one was injured in the incident.

"The plane hit the cow on the runway. No-one was hurt, but the runway has been blocked," said the official, who asked not to be named.

"The airport authorities have promised to clear the runway within two hours. Right now, flight operations are halted; no landing, no takeoff," she said.

"It is a puzzle. We are trying to figure out how the animal got to the place. But the joy is nobody was injured and the plane was not damaged. All the passengers have been evacuated," she added.

Passengers at Lagos airport said their flights to Port Harcourt had been delayed by several hours.

The incident is only the latest in a series of freak accidents in Nigeria involving stray cows.

Last month police in Lagos arrested a cow after it attacked and killed a bus driver who stopped to urinate by the side of the road.

And 25 people were killed in May when a truck carrying traders to market swerved to avoid a cow and ploughed into a crowded cross-country bus.

Typhoon pilot · Post by **Typhoon pilot** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:31 pm

The sacred cow is seeking revenge!

Ralliart · Post by **Ralliart** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:47 pm

I'm sure the word "crash" was used for added effect

bigbonez · Post by **bigbonez** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:04 pm

Kinda makes me crave a steak..

N2 · Post by N2 » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:07 pm

I crashed into a cow once myself....honest. After I wiped up the spilt beer I said excuse me to her and left the bar.

golden hawk · Post by **golden hawk** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:00 am

Utterly amazing.

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:13 am

You must mean "udderly", Golden Hawk

This is the part that got me in the article:

Last month police in Lagos arrested a cow after it attacked and killed a bus driver who stopped to urinate by the side of the road.

Umm... arrested a cow? Did they throw it into jail, too?

Yoyoma · Post by **Yoyoma** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:24 am

No, they just BBQ it...Hum, burgers...

golden hawk · Post by **golden hawk** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:39 am

Guido wrote:
This is the part that got me in the article:
Last month police in Lagos arrested a cow after it attacked and killed a bus driver who stopped to urinate by the side of the road.
Umm... arrested a cow? Did they throw it into jail, too?

I think the cow has a legitimate beef!

Spiraldive · Post by **Spiraldive** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:35 am

That cow on the runway should have mooooved.

golden hawk · Post by **golden hawk** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:58 pm

The cow never herd the plane coming!

Rubberbiscuit · Post by **Rubberbiscuit** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:05 pm

Dairy, dairy scary!

Schooner69 · Post by **Schooner69** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:11 pm

Alright, you guys...you've just about milked that for all it's worth.

golden hawk · Post by **golden hawk** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:09 pm

They should have steered around it!

costermonger · Post by **costermonger** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:18 am

Cud it out guys, this is getting old.

golden hawk · Post by **golden hawk** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:57 am

This forum is a good bull session