WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A truck that was carrying 41 cattle has crashed on a North Carolina highway, and at least some of the animals on board have died.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the crash occurred about 3:20 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 40.

State police said that the driver of the truck veered off the highway, and his rig overturned. The unidentified driver suffered minor injuries.

Officials from the Winston-Salem Fire Department said that some of the cattle were killed. Crews worked to remove the cows from the trailer.

The crash remains under investigation.

Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal via AP Emergency personnel work to remove cattle from an overturned tractor-trailer on I-40 near Thomasville Road, N.C. Hwy 109, in Winston-Salem, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The one-vehicle wreck happened around 3:20 a.m. There were about 40 cattle on board. At least 10 were brought out alive. Many of the cattle died on the scene while others were euthanized because of injuries.
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/web1_cattle1.jpegWalt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal via AP Emergency personnel work to remove cattle from an overturned tractor-trailer on I-40 near Thomasville Road, N.C. Hwy 109, in Winston-Salem, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The one-vehicle wreck happened around 3:20 a.m. There were about 40 cattle on board. At least 10 were brought out alive. Many of the cattle died on the scene while others were euthanized because of injuries.

(Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal via AP Emergency personnel work to free two live cattle from an overturned tractor-trailer on I-40 near Thomasville Road, N.C. Hwy 109, in Winston-Salem, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The one-vehicle wreck happened around 3:20 a.m. There were about 40 cattle on board. At least 10 were brought out alive. Many of the cattle died on the scene while others were euthanized because of injuries.
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/web1_cattle2.jpeg(Walt Unks/Winston-Salem Journal via AP Emergency personnel work to free two live cattle from an overturned tractor-trailer on I-40 near Thomasville Road, N.C. Hwy 109, in Winston-Salem, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The one-vehicle wreck happened around 3:20 a.m. There were about 40 cattle on board. At least 10 were brought out alive. Many of the cattle died on the scene while others were euthanized because of injuries.

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