Wandering stock were reported between Cambridge Rd and Gargan Rd on SH29.
Wandering stock were reported between Cambridge Rd and Gargan Rd on SH29.
A cow is believed to have been hit and killed by a logging truck on Stage Highway 29 in Tauranga.
The report of the collision - reported by the truck driver who continued on their route - came after several people called police to report two stock wandering on thehighway in the Tauriko area.
A police spokesman said the first caller at 6.39am reported "two black beasts" on the highway between Cambridge Rd and Gargan Rd.
Three other callers reported stock on the road in the area. Police forwarded the reports to the council.
At 6.56am police received the report that a cow had been hit by a truck in the area.
The spokesman said police had unconfirmed information that one cow was dead on the side of the road and another had been returned to a property off the road.