"Man hospitalised after cow attack"

Emailed to me by RH, from the Malvern Gazette:

A MAN was airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a freak cow accident near Cradley this morning (Thursday).

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to a field on the A4103, just past the B4220 turning at Westfield just before 9.45am. An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended the scene.

An ambulance service spokeswoman said: “It is believed a cow had kicked a gate in the field which unfortunately struck the man in the face*. The man, believed to be in his 50s, suffered significant facial injuries including a fractured jaw. The man was unable to speak due to his injuries but was in a lot of pain. Crews immediately administered pain relief to the man, dressed and stabilised his facial wounds before being airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Medics were pre-alerted to the arrival of the man who was said to be in a stable condition.”

* This is most perturbing. This is not the first time that cows have used a gate or a door as a weapon:

Cow opens gate with tongue

Cows push down ramp at back of cattle transporter and crush woman

Cow slams gate into woman and kills her