MAIZE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas highway has reopened after being closed for several hours when cattle escaped after a semi-trailer truck rolled over near Wichita.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says Kansas 96 near Maize reopened about noon. It was closed when the truck crashed around 4 a.m. Wednesday northwest of Wichita. The driver was not hurt.

The driver was hauling about 60 cattle from Hutchinson to Eureka. About five cattle died in the accident and several others escaped the truck and roamed near the highway.

Cowboys and animal control workers were called in to corral the cattle and get them into another truck.

Authorities say heavy rain at the time might have contributed to the accident.

 

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MAIZE, Kan. (AP) — Crews were trying to round up cattle on a Kansas highway after a truck overturned, possibly due to wet conditions.

Sedgwick County officials say the truck was carrying 59 cattle on Kansas 96 near Maize when it overturned early Wednesday. Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Oliver says the driver went off the highway, overcorrected and rolled the truck when he tried to get it back on the highway.

He says the driver wasn’t hurt but several cattle got out of the truck and were roaming near the highway. Calls went out for cattle pens to help corral the animals. It wasn’t immediately clear how many cattle escaped.

KWCH reports it will be several hours before the eastbound lanes are open but they hoped to have westbound lanes open by 7 a.m.