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Vet called after trailer carrying four cattle overturns on major Telford A-road

A busy A-road in Telford was shut this morning after a trailer carrying cattle overturned.

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West Mercia Police officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on the A442, near Snedshill in Telford, at around 7.20am today (Tuesday, May 27). 

A spokesperson for the force said the road was closed for a “short period of time while recovery was arranged” as the trailer involved in the crash had overturned.

The spokesperson said the trailer was being hauled by a Land Rover and was carrying four cattle. A vet was called and highways officers cleared debris from the road.

No humans were injured in the crash and no arrests have been made, police said.