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Cattle truck overturns, forcing I-435 to close in both directions in the Northland

A cattle truck overturned Thursday afternoon, forcing Interstate 435 to be closed in both directions near Northeast 108th Street in Kansas City, North.

The crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. Thursday along northbound I-435 near Northeast Cookingham Drive.

There were no initial reports of injuries. However, at least one cow got loose onto the highway.

Traffic was forced to exit northbound I-435 at Northeast 96th Street. Meanwhile, southbound traffic was forced to exit at Northeast Cookingham.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published December 21, 2017 at 1:08 PM with the headline "Cattle truck overturns, forcing I-435 to close in both directions in the Northland."

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