Livestock truck rollover near Ongerup leaves driver uninjured by several cows dead

Several cattle have died after the road train they were being carried on rolled near Ongerup on Wednesday morning. Police were called to the scene of the single truck roll-over on Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road, about 5km from Ongerup, at about 11.45am. The livestock truck was transporting cattle at the time of the incident. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured, according to police, but several cows had to be euthanised following the accident. A Main Roads spokesperson said the remaining livestock were corralled into a nearby paddock. One lane of the road was closed following the incident. Heavy vehicle towing is on its way, with the road expected to be cleared by about 5.30pm.