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Overturned cattle truck closes part of Stoney Trail during Friday morning rush hour

Click to play video: 'Cattle truck uprighted and removed from Stoney Trail in Calgary'
Cattle truck uprighted and removed from Stoney Trail in Calgary
Here's the play-by-play of an overturned cattle truck being uprighted after flipping on Stoney Trail in Calgary Friday – Aug 10, 2018

A transport truck carrying 15 cows overturned on a busy Calgary expressway early Friday morning.

Police said the call came in at around 3:57 a.m. for a flipped truck on northbound Stoney Trail near Country Hills Boulevard.

The truck driver was not injured, police said. A veterinarian was brought in to check the cattle and they were found to be in good condition.

Another trailer was brought in to remove the cattle from the overturned trailer and transport them from the scene.

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The trailer was uprighted around 7:30 a.m. and the highway re-opened around 9 a.m.

Click to play video: 'Cattle trailer overturns on Stoney Trail in Calgary'
Cattle trailer overturns on Stoney Trail in Calgary

WATCH: Overturned cattle transport truck on Stoney Trail snarls traffic Friday morning.

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