Driver injured when semi strikes bull on Ind. 1
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. — A bull in the road caused a crash early Friday that injured a truck driver.
Bobby Sanders, 53, of Middletown was flown by medical helicopter to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, according to Sheriff Randy Retter. Sanders sustained multiple abrasions, a minor laceration and possible rib fractures.
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The crash occurred just before 2 a.m. Friday on Indiana 1 south of Jones Road, according to a release from Retter. Sanders was northbound driving a 2016 Freightliner cabover owned by PV Transport of Spiceland with a load of grain when he came upon a large, black, Angus bull in the roadway.
The truck struck the bull, then left the east side of the roadway down a steep embankment, rolling onto its left side, according to the release. Hagerstown Fire Department extricated Sanders from the cab.
The bull's owner has yet to be determined, the release said.
Indiana 1 was closed during the crash investigation and cleanup and when Pardo's Towing & Recovery removed the truck.
This article originally appeared on Richmond Palladium-Item: Driver injured when semi strikes bull on Ind. 1
