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(Update, 1:30 pm) A semi truck hauling cows has overturned on southbound I-15 at mile marker 200 in Helena near the Lincoln Road exit.

Marnee Banks is reporting that the truck was carrying approximately 40 cows at the time of the accident. Officials are now stating that "a few" of them have died.

Some of the cows managed to escape and have begun wandering through nearby fields; officials have brought in a cowboy and are constructing a temporary fence around the area in an effort to contain the cows. At least one four-wheeler ATV is on the scene, too; that may be used to corral the loose cows.

(Update, 1:15 pm) A semi truck hauling cows has overturned on southbound I-15 at mile marker 200 in Helena near the Lincoln Road exit.

Authorities have been using the "jaws of life" device to remove some of the cows from the truck; at least two cows are stuck inside. Firefighters are working to cut through the exterior of the truck to free the trapped cows.

Some of the cows managed to escape and have begun wandering through nearby fields; officials have brought in a cowboy and are constructing a temporary fence around the area in an effort to contain the cows. At least one four-wheeler ATV is on the scene, too; that may be used to corral the loose cows.

Initial reports indicate that no one has been injured; it is not yet known if any cows were injured, or what caused the accident.

KXLH reporter Marnee Banks is at the scene now and we will continue to update this story.

(First report, 12:17 pm.) A semi truck hauling cows has overturned on southbound I-15 at mile marker 200 in Helena near the Lincoln Road exit, according to Sheriff Leo Dutton.

Initial reports indicate that no one has been injured; it is not yet known if any cows were injured, or what caused the accident.

KXLH reporter Marnee Banks is en route to the scene now and we will bring you an update shortly.

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