Motorcyclist dies after colliding with a bull in the road in rural Shasta County
A motorcyclist was killed early Tuesday when she ran into a bull that was standing in the middle of a dark, rural road in Shasta County, the California Highway Patrol said.
The woman, who was not identified, was riding southbound on Deschutes Road about 12:40 a.m. when she struck the large, black bull just south of Jade Lane in Anderson, the CHP said.
The bull was injured and found in a nearby field by CHP officers. Officials said they have not identified the animal’s owner.
In March, three people were injured when a bull got loose and caused a six-car pileup on Highway 4 near Richmond in Northern California. The bull perished.
In 2015, drivers on U.S. Highway 101 narrowly avoided an aggressive, runaway bull in Buellton before a CHP officer shot it.
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