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Truck carrying cattle overturns and crashes in Hendry County

Posted at 7:17 PM, Jul 10, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-15 13:54:27-04

HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol Officers responded to a crash involving a commercial truck hauling ninety-five cattle.

An investigation revealed the truck failed to negotiate a turn on County Road 833 (Same Jones Trail) near Zipper Grove Road.

The truck then traveled off the roadway through a ditch then overturned.

Sadly, thirty-seven cattle died.

The investigation is still ongoing.