Chickens get loose in Lexington after truck carrying the birds hits a bridge
Chickens got loose in Lexington Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer carrying about 6,000 of them struck a railway overpass on North Broadway, according to police and Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control.
The accident happened near New Circle Road, with the tractor-trailer hitting an R.J. Corman bridge, police said.
The truck hit the bridge a little after 1 a.m., police Lt. Daniel Truex said, and North Broadway was closed for hours as a result. A portion of the road reopened around 4:10 a.m., and it completely reopened about 25 minutes later, he said.
R.J. Corman was notified of the collision, Truex said. Officials from R.J. Corman inspected the bridge as a precaution, according to WKYT.
None of the chickens were killed in the accident, according to Officer Aaron Evans from Lexington animal care and control. Six officers from animal care and control responded to try to round up the chickens, Evans said.
“They were able to actually round up 100 chickens that weren’t contained,” Evans said.
The driver didn’t suffer any injuries and isn’t expected to face any charges, Truex said.
This story was originally published March 9, 2021 at 7:45 AM.