Crime & Safety
Udder Chaos: Bovines Block Briley
Cattle cause chaos and congestion after tumbling from truck after accident.
NASHVILLE, TN — Briley Parkway looked a bit like the Chisholm Trail Friday and police officers and fire fighters more like cowboys, as an overturned tractor-trailer sent cattle tumbling on to the busy road near the Elm Hill Pike exit.
The wreck was reported just before 1 p.m. Two of the cattle died; the driver was not injured.
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After wandering about the road, the cows were rounded up by Nashville Fire personnel and sequestered in an impromptu corral. They will be picked up by another truck.
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Anyone know a cowboy? Avoid Briley by the airport. This just happened. pic.twitter.com/fEX6Xs8Fa6
— Big Joe (@BIGJOEONTHEGO) October 13, 2017
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