Biker Dies After Cow Kicks His Motorcycle Into Oncoming Truck, Gets Run Over

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A man in the Philippines died of kidney bleeding after a cow kicked him into a road and he was hit by a truck
The cow was surprised because the biker faced the animal as he passed along the edge of a highway
Local authorities have advised people with cows to avoid walking their animals along roads following the incident

A 51-year-old man in the Philippines died after he was kicked by a cow and subsequently hit by a truck, according to reports.

The unnamed victim was riding his motorcycle along the outer lane of the national highway in La Union's Baccuit Sur neighborhood Sunday when the incident occurred, ABS-CBN News reported, citing local police.

A cow that was being tended to by two men at the time kicked the motorcyclist in the side as the victim was passing along the road, according to the outlet.

"When the rider faced the cow by the edge of the highway, this surprised the animal and caused it to kick the rider," Bauang Police Station chief Pol. Maj. Cresencio Abila Jr. was quoted as saying in native Tagalog by GMA News.

The biker reportedly ended up flying into the road's inner lane, where an oncoming truck hit him.

It is said that following the incident, all three parties involved were able to arrange terms.

The victim initially refused to be brought to a hospital, but he was later taken to one. He experienced difficulty in breathing before ultimately dying.

Kidney bleeding was later determined to be the motorcyclist's cause of death.

It was unclear if being hit by a truck or kicked by a cow caused the victim's injury.

Authorities have urged people with cows and water buffalos to avoid walking their animals along roads.

"To people who raise cows or water buffalos, take your animals through farmland if possible. Let's not place our animals along the edges of roads," Abila pleaded.

Cows kill around 22 people in the U.S. each year, according to Defenders of Wildlife, a non-profit animal conservation organization.

Around three-quarters of those incidents are deliberate attacks, a report by Business Insider said.

The Ramblers Association, a U.K.-based charity, has published a full guide instructing people on how they can avoid antagonizing cattle and telling them what to do should the animals act aggressively.

Among the many things people should avoid doing is walking close to cattle as well as moving quickly and quietly around a herd of the animals.