SEDGWICK COUNTY – A semi driver was injured in an accident just before 2a.m. on Thursday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Turnpike  Authority reported a semi driven by Chase Allen Lee, 30, Springfield, MN., was southbound on Interstate 35.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve and struck a guardrail. The vehicle rolled and released approximately 40-head of cattle.

The accident shut down southbound lanes between Kansas 15 and Kellogg.

Lee was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Deputies herded and penned the cattle until another truck arrived to transport them away, according to the KTA.