A truck driver that was in a collision with a cattle truck on Highway 401 in Missassauga, Ontario has been charged.
The Ontario Provincial Police said the highway was shut down for several hours Saturday following the collision and crews had to round up the other surviving cattle.
The driver of the truck, George Scott, 36, from Mount Forest is now facing careless driving charges, according to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.
Schmidt originally tweeted out that no cows sustained serious injuries.
Schmidt tweeted a photos of the scene at 2:35 a.m. Saturday morning.
#hwy401 westbound Express lanes closed at Hurontario St for collision involving a caddle carrier. Cows loose on Hwy401 in Mississauga. #Mississauga #Collision #HeavyRescue401 #CowsLooseOnTheHighwaypic.twitter.com/A6Ol6SCbqx
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) March 30, 2019
George SCOTT – 36 from Mount Forest has been charged with Careless Driving after the cattle carrier he was driving collided with the cement barrier on #hwy401 last night in #Mississauga. SCOTT sustained minor injuries from the collision. Cows were left running on the Hwy. pic.twitter.com/6Cbr9CbDwM
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) March 30, 2019
Cattle being rounded up off #hwy401 after collision involving a cattle carrier collided with the cement barrier around 11:30 p.m. last night. Unfortunately 12 cows were found deceased inside the trailer as a result of thr collision.#Farming#CowsLooseOnTheHighway #Mississauga pic.twitter.com/bo1ninkMqU
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) March 30, 2019
