Tractor-Trailer Carrying Cattle Overturns On Texas Freeway

MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – A truck carrying some 140 head of cattle overturned at a major freeway interchange, causing traffic backups for motorists.
Photo: Andy Abbott/CBSDFW
The accident happened around midnight on the ramp from westbound Interstate-30 to northbound Interstate-635 in Mesquite.
A number of animals survived the crash and were removed from the truck. Several dead cows are still inside the semi.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office sent its ani