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Semi crash kills driver, several cows on I-84 in eastern Oregon

Oregon State Police said the semi, which was hauling cattle, hit a guardrail and flipped over on the freeway. The driver died in the crash. Several cows also died.
A semi trailer hauling cattle crashed on Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. The driver and several cows died. Some of the cows escaped and are roaming the freeway. (Photo: Oregon State Police)

NORTH POWDER, Ore. — A driver and several cows died Tuesday when a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon.

Oregon State Police said the semi, which was hauling cattle, was driving west when it hit a guardrail and flipped over. The driver, Shannon Dwinell,46, of Great Bend, Kan. in the crash. Five cows also died.

Some of the cows escaped and were roaming the freeway, police said.

A semi trailer hauling cattle crashed on Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. The driver and several cows died. Some of the cows escaped and are roaming the freeway. (Photo: Oregon State Police)

The crash happened about two miles west of North Powder, between La Grande and Baker City.

Credit: Scott Fischer

All lanes of Interstate 84 between Pendleton and Baker City have reopened.

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