Police arrived at the scene, in front of the Thalang branch of the Kasirkornbank, at 5am to find 26-year-old Thanyaluck Plongnilas with minor scrapes to her right leg and the front of her Honda City sedan heavily crumpled.
“I was driving from Patong to the airport when I thought I saw a bull running across the road. I tried to brake and avoid hitting the bull, but it was too late,” Ms Thanyaluck told police
The ensuing impact dropped the young bull by the side of the road, dead.
“This is not the first time we have been called to an accident involving a bull in this area,” said Pol Lt Kraisorn Boonprasop of the Thalang Police.
“We think that this bull was part of a local herd. We are looking for the owner to bring him or her in for questioning and possibly be held responsible for damages.”
The body of the cow was taken to Thalang Police Station, while Ms Thanyaluck contacted her insurance company in the hope of confirming what coverage she had for wandering livestock.