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Sheep die in Padthaway truck crash

Posted July 26, 2007 13:18:00

One-hundred-and-ninety sheep were either killed or destroyed, after a truck rollover at Padthaway, in south-east South Australia, yesterday afternoon.

A total of 450 sheep were on board the livestock carrier when it collided with a ute at the intersection of Beeamma Road and the Riddoch Highway.

The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.

Tags: road-accidents, rural, livestock, mount-gambier-5290, padthaway-5271

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