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Truck overturns in Kansas City, killing dozens of cows and causing dozens more to roam streets

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 18). Truck overturns in Kansas City, killing dozens of cows and causing dozens more to roam streets. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/truck-overturns-in-kansas-city-killing-dozens-of-cows-and-causing-dozens-more-to-roam-streets/article_15737953-85be-5f47-b2a4-c7ddc5f66532.html

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A semitractor-trailer carrying cattle overturned on a highway overpass in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, around 3 a.m. Sunday. Dozens of cows died from the accident while others scattered onto city streets, prompting a prolonged search and roundup effort that lasted until early afternoon. The incident also involved the truck crashing into at least one car but there are no reports of human casualties beyond minor injuries to the driver of the car.

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Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass and onto a car early Sunday morning, shutting down some roads. The accident occurred shortly before 3 a.m., resulting in the death of between 45 to 60 out of 120 to 130 cattle carried by the truck. Kansas City Police Sgt. Phil DiMartino stated that all surviving cows had been accounted for by Sunday afternoon. The driver of the truck and another vehicle involved sustained minor injuries. Dozens of other cows fled the crash scene, leading to additional crashes and calls to police from concerned citizens.

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Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass in the city’s downtown area and onto a car early Sunday, shutting down some roads and setting off a search for the traumatized animals that survived. asserted

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The accident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. and the roundup of surviving cattle continued into the early afternoon, authorities said. asserted

authorities → occur → afternoon

Truck overturns in Kansas City, killing dozens of cows and causing dozens more to roam streets

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