Local resident Henry Petersen got the shock of his life on Friday morning when he past “a dozen dead cows” on the side of the road between Gumlu and Guthalungra in the early hours of the morning.
The mango market-stall holder says it was only just getting light when his vehicle was halted on a remote section of the Bruce Highway and he witnessed a row of cattle deceased on the roadside.
“All the cattle had been knocked down like dominos, dead on the side of the road, there were more than a dozen of them!” he said.
“There were two semi-trailers with nothing attached, stopped on the side of the road – I guess they wouldn’t have had time to stop.”
Queensland Police confirmed they attended the scene of the accident which occurred at 3am that morning.
The highway was closed until 6.45am and no drivers were physically injured as a result of the incident.
Traffic was diverted on Sunday morning following a three-car collision on Shute Harbour Road near Mount Julian at 10.40am.
Five people were transported to hospital in stable conditions and the road was re-opened shortly after lunch.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) said it is likely that the heavy vehicle behind the two cars ran into the back of one which then ran into the first.
Four of the patients that were transported by QAS were from the same vehicle.
A female in her 30s had chest pains and a cut on her head.
There were also two pre-teen females from the same car, one with a head injury and the other with a back injury.
A fourth passenger, a primary school age child had some facial injuries.
One female in her 20s from the second vehicle was also transported to the hospital with facial injuries.
All were minor.
Queensland Police Service said investigations are ongoing and there are no charges at present.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service said they attended the scene but their services were not required.
