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Loose cows shut M40 after crash Loose cows shut M40 after crash
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A motorway was shut for nearly seven hours after a crash involving an animal transporter led to several cows running across the carriageways.A motorway was shut for nearly seven hours after a crash involving an animal transporter led to several cows running across the carriageways.
The crash, on the M40 between junctions 15 and 16 in Warwickshire, happened at about 0445 GMT. No-one was hurt in the early morning collision on the M40 between junctions 15 and 16 in Warwickshire.
Emergency crews said it involved a 4x4 vehicle pulling a trailer carrying six cows which collided with a lorry. A 4x4 vehicle pulling a trailer carrying six cows collided with a lorry. Two cows had to be put down.
No-one was seriously hurt but two cows had to be put down. The motorway had to be shut while all the cows were found. The delay was also caused by workers resurfacing part of the road damaged by fuel leaked from a diesel tank.
A Highways Agency spokesman said the motorway had to remain shut until one of the four cows which ran off was found. A Highways Agency spokesman said the motorway also had to remain shut until one of the four cows which ran off was found.
The accident caused queues of several miles in both directions on the M40 during rush hour.The accident caused queues of several miles in both directions on the M40 during rush hour.
It also caused traffic jams on surrounding roads through Henley towards Stratford-upon-Avon and in Warwick, especially on the A46.It also caused traffic jams on surrounding roads through Henley towards Stratford-upon-Avon and in Warwick, especially on the A46.