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Maidenwell resident Max Forsyth … the cattle ran out suddenly in front of his car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 10, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maidenwell resident Max Forsyth fears that wandering cattle which appear to have escaped from a local property could cause a major traffic accident.<\/p>\n

Max has already been a victim of the herd – believed to number about seven – when a bull and a cow suddenly rushed out in front of him on July 31 as he was driving down the 230 metre-long driveway on his King Road property.<\/p>\n

Max told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> the accident occurred about 6:20pm, after the sun had gone down. He didn’t see the cattle until they were right in front of him.<\/p>\n

His Subaru struck the beasts, smashing in the front of the car and tossing Max around the cabin of his vehicle. The animals then took off.<\/p>\n

“They just bolted straight out. I had nowhere to go,” Max said.<\/p>\n

“I have seen the cow since, and she is hobbling but I have not been able to catch her,” Max said.<\/p>\n

The cow has a calf at heel, but the calf was not struck in the accident.<\/p>\n

The bull, though, has disappeared, and Max fears it may have died somewhere on his property or on a neighbour’s land. Maidenwell residents have been out looking for it, but with no success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“What would happen if the cattle ran out in front of the Tanduringie school bus?” Max said.<\/p>\n

“It could be a disaster.”<\/p>\n

Max said the cattle were beautiful animals, Belted Galloways, and it was a shame they had been allowed to wander all around Maidenwell.<\/p>\n

He believed they had escaped from a property on Copper Creek Road owned by an absentee landholder who was now overseas.<\/p>\n

Max said they had previously knocked over and broken furniture in his yard, wrecked a Kentia palm and Lombardia pines.<\/p>\n

“About 20 people have made complaints. Everyone’s been chasing them off,” he said.<\/p>\n

Several local residents have also reported the wandering cattle to the South Burnett Regional Council and an officer has come out on several occasions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The man was out from Council that very day (of the accident) at 12 noon,” Max said.<\/p>\n

“He told me he had been out six times in the last few months all over the Maidenwell area.”<\/p>\n

Max said his car was a possible write-off, although he would not know for sure until the repairers had completed their final assessment.<\/p>\n

However, he wanted to put in a big plug for his insurance company which he says have been extremely helpful to him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“APIA have been absolutely obliging and extraordinary. They even gave me a replacement car to drive,” he said.<\/p>\n

He’s now just hoping that something can be done about the cattle.<\/p>\n

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The Belted Galloways have been watering in local creeks and dams (Photo: Max Forsyth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Max’s Subaru Forester struck a cow and a bull, which drove his bullbar into the front of the car (Photo: Max Forsyth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A close-up of the damage on the driver’s side; the passenger side was also badly damaged
(Photo: Max Forsyth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More than a week after the car accident, Max still has extensive bruising on his side and back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The nomadic cattle grazing in Max’s backyard and gardens (Photo: Max Forsyth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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