ANSLEY – According to a report from the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, a semi hauling 49 head of cattle overturned near Ansley on Highway 183 near mile marker 85 on March 5 just before 2 p.m.
The driver was navigating a turn and ran off the roadway on the west side of the highway. The truck and trailer continued downhill into a ditch approximately 50 feet below the roadway. The semi tipped onto its driver’s side, as did the trailer, and the top front left corner of the trailer collided with a culvert causing both the semi and trailer to rotate onto their tops, slide, and then come to rest shortly after impact.
The driver was left with only minor injuries, though 16 of the 49 cattle in the loaded trailer were deceased at the time of accident clearance. The remaining head were relocated to an adjacent field. The scene was cleared just before 6:30 p.m.
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office and Ansley Volunteer Fire & Rescue responded to the scene, and Hunter’s Towing was in charge of the truck and trailer’s recovery.
