A cattle truck carrying 44 oxen fell, this Tuesday (14), on the BR-174 highway, towards Cáceres, a city located in Mato Grosso.
According to information from the Federal Highway Police, the truck driver survived but 12 animals Those inside the vehicle died at the scene.
Also according to the PRF, the driver of the truck said he had to carry out a maneuver abrupt due to a improper overtaking of another vehicle. Due to the weight of the animals, the cattle truck lost control and fell off the track, which caused the death of the oxen.
The driver of the truck was subjected to a breathalyzer and the result for the presence of alcohol in the body was confirmed as negative. The driver of the vehicle that overtook still no was identified.
This content was originally published in MT: Cattle truck overturns on highway and 12 animals die on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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