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M1 crash: Road remains closed as cows rescued from overturned lorry M1 crash: Road remains closed as cows rescued from overturned lorry
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Most cows were rescued but a small number of cows had to be put down after the livestock lorry overturnedMost cows were rescued but a small number of cows had to be put down after the livestock lorry overturned
Cows have been rescued after a livestock lorry overturned on the M1 motorway on Friday morning.Cows have been rescued after a livestock lorry overturned on the M1 motorway on Friday morning.
The road, both eastbound and westbound, remains closed as live cattle transferred to another lorry wait to be moved off site, as well as the overturned lorry.
David Doherty, area commander for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS), said the driver "is safe and well".
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said a small number of cows have been put down and the westbound junction 11 to junction 12 is likely to remain closed until lunchtime.
A section of the M1 motorway remains closed
The fire service and two animal rescue teams attended the scene, with 40 cattle involved in the incident.The fire service and two animal rescue teams attended the scene, with 40 cattle involved in the incident.
Mr Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's The Nolan Show that 30 firefighters were at the scene along with appliances from Dungannon, Portadown and Armagh. David Doherty, area commander for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS), said the driver "is safe and well" but the Department for Infrastructure said a small number of cows have been put down.
Police said there is no timescale for reopening the motorway between junctions 11 and 12 in both directions.
A section of the M1 motorway remains closed
Mr Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's The Nolan Show that 30 firefighters attended the scene along with appliances from Dungannon, Portadown and Armagh.
He added that vets were at the scene to assess the animals' welfare alongside the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera).He added that vets were at the scene to assess the animals' welfare alongside the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera).
The live cattle were placed into another lorry to be transferred from the site.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said motorists travelling city-bound on the M1 should leave the motorway at junction 15, the Moy Road roundabout, and travel through Armagh before joining the M12 at Portadown.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said motorists travelling city-bound on the M1 should leave the motorway at junction 15, the Moy Road roundabout, and travel through Armagh before joining the M12 at Portadown.
The opposite applies to those travelling on the country-bound lane.The opposite applies to those travelling on the country-bound lane.