Mooove! Loose cows cause hours-long traffic jam on Florida highway

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Site visitors floor to a halt for a number of hours on Florida’s Turnpike within the central a part of the state Monday after a cattle hauler caught hearth — sending dozens of cows onto the roadway.

The hauler’s semi-cab started to catch hearth shortly earlier than midday close to St. Cloud, south of Orlando, in line with a Florida Freeway Patrol information launch.

The driving force, a 47-year-old Alabama man, pulled the truck over to the turnpike’s outdoors shoulder, officers stated. He then opened the cattle trailer door, permitting about 70 cows to flee the smoke and flames.

The native hearth division responded and extinguished the hearth. No accidents have been reported. The cattle hauler was towed from the scene.

Florida’s Turnpike was closed in each instructions and visitors was diverted for almost 4 hours as officers handled the hearth and rounded up the unfastened herd.

Officers didn't instantly say what prompted the truck hearth.

Loose cows
The cows have been let unfastened to keep away from the hearth.
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