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91 Head Of Cattle Involved In Colorado Springs Semi Crash

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado Springs firefighters responded to an overturned semi-truck which was hauling dozens of cattle. The truck crashed on Highway 24 near Circle Drive on Tuesday evening.

cattle hauler crash (Co Springs Fire Dept)
(credit: Colorado Springs Fire)

Firefighters say two people inside are expected to be okay, but KKTV reports at least one out of the 91 heads of cattle onboard died.

cattle hauler crash (Co Springs Fire Dept)3
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Crews worked to transfer the remaining cattle to another truck. It's not clear what caused the crash.

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