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| M1: Motorway reopens after cows rescued from overturned lorry | M1: Motorway reopens after 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 overturned | Most 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 at about 05:30 BST on Friday morning. | |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and two animal rescue teams attended the scene, with 40 cattle involved in the incident. | |
| The driver of the lorry sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital, police said. | |
| "A vet, along with specially trained officers attended the scene and humanely euthanised a number cattle that had been badly injured," Ch Supt Sam Donaldson added. | |
| A section of the M1 motorway was closed in both directions | A section of the M1 motorway was closed in both directions |
| Earlier, the motorway was closed between junctions 11 and 12 in both directions, but has since fully reopened. | |
| The remaining animals have been removed and the lorry recovered. | |
| "I would like to thank the public for their patience while we carried out this complex recovery operation," Ch Supt Donaldson added. | |
| "I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or to anyone who may have footage that could assist with enquiries to contact police." | |
| David Doherty, area commander for the NIFRS, 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 attended the scene to assess the animals' welfare alongside the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera). | He added that vets attended 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 live cattle were placed into another lorry to be transferred from the site. |
| 'Total gridlock' | 'Total gridlock' |
| Local resident Lucas Vogan said his neighbours missed hospital appointments due to the traffic | Local resident Lucas Vogan said his neighbours missed hospital appointments due to the traffic |
| Lucas Vogan is a local resident in the Birches in County Armagh. | Lucas Vogan is a local resident in the Birches in County Armagh. |
| "There was a greater volume of traffic with the Balmoral Show already... so the diversion has caused much disruption," Mr Vogan told BBC News NI. | "There was a greater volume of traffic with the Balmoral Show already... so the diversion has caused much disruption," Mr Vogan told BBC News NI. |
| "The rural roads which people were diverted onto aren't built for that volume of traffic, there has been total gridlock - delays of up to two hours and local residents couldn't get in and out if their houses. | "The rural roads which people were diverted onto aren't built for that volume of traffic, there has been total gridlock - delays of up to two hours and local residents couldn't get in and out if their houses. |
| "People just had to phone work and say they couldn't come - neighbours of ours missed their hospital appointments." | "People just had to phone work and say they couldn't come - neighbours of ours missed their hospital appointments." |