A truck driver and motorist were not seriously injured after the semi truck plummeted off of an overpass in Kansas city and landed on a car in a crash that scattered a load of cattle.
The accident happened on Sunday, October 18th in Kansas City, Missouri just before 3 a.m.
According to CBS News, the livestock hauler was traveling on the westbound Interstate 70 curve over southbound Interstate 35 when it lost control and overturned before falling off the overpass entirely. The semi truck landed on another vehicle traveling on the roadway below, and the trailer broke open due to the impact.
Between 45 and 60 of the up to 130 cattle were killed in the accident, and dozens more ran from the scene. Some cattle ended up miles away from the crash site, some causing additional minor accidents.
“It is believed all cows have now been accounted for,” said Kansas City Police Sgt. Phil DiMartino by Sunday afternoon.
The truck driver and the driver of the second vehicle were not seriously injured, and were treated at a nearby hospitals after the crash.
“It was a pretty nasty accident,” said Kansas City Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.
No other information has been released. Some footage of the scene can be seen here.
