Injured buffalo euthanised after causing rush-hour jam on Hong Kong highway
Part of Tsing Long Highway in Yuen Long was temporarily closed after car hit animal that had wandered into fast lane
An injured buffalo has been euthanised after it was struck by a car on a Hong Kong highway on Wednesday morning, leaving it with a severely fractured leg, authorities have said.
Dashcam footage circulating online captured the moment the buffalo emerged from roadside shrubbery into the fast lane of a Yuen Long highway, where an oncoming vehicle was unable to brake in time.
The animal rolled over after hitting the ground and tried to stand up slowly but failed. Following the heavy impact, the buffalo was filmed wandering along the slow lane as traffic backed up towards Kowloon.
Photos show the animal’s back was wounded.
Police were alerted at 7.04am by a driver who had struck a buffalo on the Kowloon-bound Tsing Long Highway near the Tai Lam Tunnel.
The force later received multiple calls reporting an injured animal wandering on the highway, while others said they had spotted two additional buffaloes on the same stretch of road.