Cattle truck overturns under bridge blocking Highway 77, Waxahachie TX
TrafficA cattle truck overturned under a bridge near the intersection of Highway 77 and 287 in Waxahachie, Texas. The incident caused a major traffic blockage on Highway 77, which is closed both ways. Emergency responders with fire trucks, police vehicles, and helicopters arrived at the scene. The cattle were being unloaded and contained to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Ellis County ARC Skywarn Repeater WD5DDH
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Transcript:
00:00
Have fun getting past the high school.
00:01
That's always fun.
00:05
I'm not going to watch a hatchie in the middle of that deal over there with that overturned cattle truck.
00:14
I didn't hear about that.
00:16
That's a good one to avoid.
00:23
Yeah, I'm right at 77 and 287.
00:32
This is K-5HUK.
00:39
This is that northbound or south sign? I'm almost there at 287 and 77.
00:46
The bridge, that's all I know.
00:48
I've just seen it was under the bridge, so you don't want to be on 77.
00:59
I'm on 287, but I should be able to go over it.
01:02
Thanks.
01:04
If you're on 287, you're okay.
01:07
It's just 77.
01:08
I was listening to it earlier and they had fence set up.
01:12
I think they was getting ready to unload cattle.
01:17
I got cows.
01:18
I know what it's like to have them bring around loose.
01:20
It's terrible.
01:23
Not on 77 and what's a hatchet.
01:25
That's the worst place.
01:28
Four copters out here, I wonder if maybe they're chasing after cows too.
01:34
Yeah.
01:39
Look like they had the cattle contained.
01:42
Look like they need to get them off the truck is a problem.
01:48
Two helicopters up here right there at 77 and 27, 207, flying around.
02:01
I'm gonna drop off and run inside.
02:03
I'll see you guys in a few minutes.
02:06
I'm 5RM.
02:08
K5DW2.
02:14
I think picture that, Will, and I sit there and looked at that, and I don't see how that truck driver did that.
02:20
He wrecked right under the bridge, I mean,
02:23
and run the cab.
02:25
He run the tractor-trailer right into the wall there underneath the bridge.
02:29
Like he was coming, it looked like he was coming northbound on 287, got off there on 77, and then was going to go.
02:37
He was going to do a U-turn, you know, like he was going to go to Walmart and run in.
02:43
in direct under the bridge here.
02:47
I just went over the bridge and they had a fire truck in the middle of the intersection blocking both lanes of traffic and there's a whole bunch of traffic trying to get out on the feeder road trying to get off 287.
03:03
77 said down both ways.
03:05
Like I said last, I was listening to it earlier.
03:07
They had fences up there, getting ready to start unloading the cattle, getting it on another truck.
03:14
I don't know what the helicopters were for, but they had fire engines out there, police vehicles, and it was the real circuits.
03:22
I've seen Channel 5 and Channel 8, I think, or 11.
03:27
When I was walking out the door, they were showing video of it.
03:34
Well, I turned the radio on what I did.
03:36
It could have been worse.
03:37
I could have been going up 77.
03:41
K9MWD for a quick one.
03:48
The water's good, Mark.
03:50
How are you guys talking about it? I got the alerts to my work stuff.
03:55
Just carrying 287 is still open, correct? Like I can go northbound from like Farley Road towards Mansfield.
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Location mentioned:
US-77 & US-287 BYP, Waxahachie, TX 75165
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