📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India
Crime
Speeding Truck Kills Six Cows in Faridabad
✍️ The Tribune
🗓 08 Aug 2026, 04:48 AM
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A speeding truck struck and killed six cows in Faridabad, Haryana, raising concerns over road safety and animal protection.
A truck travelling at high speed collided with a group of six cows on a main road in Faridabad, Haryana, on Tuesday evening. The impact caused the animals to fall and die on the spot.
Police officers arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and secured the area while local residents gathered to witness the tragedy.
The Haryana Police have opened an investigation to determine whether the driver was violating speed limits or other traffic rules. Authorities are also reviewing the road conditions and signage in the vicinity.
The incident has prompted local animal welfare groups to call for stricter enforcement of speed limits near grazing areas and better protective measures for livestock on highways.
Police officers arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and secured the area while local residents gathered to witness the tragedy.
The Haryana Police have opened an investigation to determine whether the driver was violating speed limits or other traffic rules. Authorities are also reviewing the road conditions and signage in the vicinity.
The incident has prompted local animal welfare groups to call for stricter enforcement of speed limits near grazing areas and better protective measures for livestock on highways.