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All cattle accounted for after semi-truck crashes, overturns in Kansas City
KSHB 41 Kansas City • • nation
Key Points:
- A semi-truck carrying 120 cattle overturned on I-29 near Admiral Blvd. in downtown Kansas City early Sunday, causing some cattle to escape and wander into the city and nearby Kansas City, Kansas.
- Kansas City Police confirmed all cattle were accounted for by just before 1 p.m., though some cattle did not survive the crash.
- Emergency responders treated one injured person from each vehicle involved in the two-vehicle crash, and the highway near I-29 and 71 Highway remains closed for cleanup.
- Local residents and authorities worked together to corral the loose cattle, with reports of cattle sightings as far as Pershing in Maine and in Kansas City, Kansas neighborhoods.
- The crash also caused a diesel spill on the highway, which cleanup crews are currently addressing.
