Runaway beast charges woman who can't move fast enough as it escapes Perth Royal Show

A rampaging beast escaping from the Perth Royal Show has been filmed ramming a cowboy hat-wearing woman unable to run away fast enough.

In comic scenes yesterday, people at the show were forced to jump out of the way of the runaway steer after broke free from where it was being unloaded at the Claremont Showgrounds.

For the next few minutes the animal's bid for freedom caused chaos.

Footage emerged this morning of startled onlookers shrieking as the beast eyed-off one woman and began to charge.

Knowing what was coming, the victim tries to make a run for safety but only manages a few metres before she is caught from behind.

"It was a lady who appeared to be a handler," Nadine Hannaby, who witnessed the incident, told 9News.

"The steer chased her and head-butted her into her lower back ... she went flying and fell hard onto her backside on a kerb.

"Amazingly she got up straight away."

Ms Hannaby said the bovine charged at other people, including her family, who hid behind a car.

"The steer thankfully didn't run into sideshow alley but turned toward the entrance and ran into a family where their double seated pram took a full hit. If the two toddlers had been in that pram it would of been a very different story," she said.

"The family were very shaken and their little boy was very upset after only arriving at the show minutes earlier.

"Plus they now have a broken pram.

"It was very scary and could of potentially been worse."

Initially authorities had denied reports someone had been hit by the castrated bull but insisted several people had only been forced to jump out of its way.

The animal found its way out of the showgrounds and was eventually caught on the verandah of a nearby house, the show spokeswoman told AAP.

An on-site veterinarian and members of the society's livestock team took care of the steer, which was not injured.

Chief executive Peter Cooper said the immediate response from the livestock team and veterinarian ensured that the animal was secured quickly and returned to a safe environment.

Safety of the animals on site as well as members of the public are our number one priority, Mr Cooper said.

The society said it would review livestock unloading protocols to minimise the risk of such incidents occurring in the future.

Author: ninemsn staff and AAP