Some cows were injured and killed after a truck lost control and rolled over in Oklahoma City. Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, OKC Fire responded to an overturned cattle shed, with cows trapped. The scene was at the southwest 59th Street exit on Interstate 44, and Coco 5 was told it would take a few hours to clear. He said there were no other cars involved and the driver was fine, but the truck lost control and overturned. , killing and injuring some cows inside. OKC Fire told Coco5 that there were about 90-100 cows inside the trailer. The trailer had two levels and the upper level was cleared first. They had to cut off the top of the trailer to get the first cows out, but they couldn’t get the cattle out from under the truck side. Level. So, he asked for some help to lift it. KOCO 5 was told that of the cattle that have come out so far, 14 have died and 26 have been taken away. He said it could take hours to get those cattle out and clear the scene and he’s not sure when the road will open back up. “We have to straighten the trailer. We have to get the cattle out, and then the vendors have to remove it,” said David Carter, chief of the OKC Fire Battalion. It will take several more hours.”
Some cows were injured and died after a truck lost control and rolled over in Oklahoma City.
Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, OKC fire responded to an overturned cattle rancher with cows trapped. The scene was at the southwest 59th Street exit on Interstate 44, and Coco 5 was told it would take a few hours to clear.
He said no other car was involved and the driver was fine, but the truck lost control and overturned, killing and injuring some cows.
OKC Fire told KOCO 5 that there were about 90-100 cows inside the trailer. The trailer had two levels and the upper level was cleared first.
They had to cut the top of the trailer to get the first cows out, but being on the side of the truck, they could not get the cattle out of the lower level. So, he asked for some help to lift it.
KOCO 5 was told that of the cattle that have come out so far, 14 have died and 26 have been taken away. He said it could take hours to get those cattle out and clear the scene and he is not sure when the road will open.
“We have to straighten the trailer. We have to get the cattle out, and then clear the debris. It will take several more hours,” said David Carter, chief of the OKC Fire Battalion. ,
