More than 200 sheep killed in lorry accident

More than 200 sheep have died after a livestock lorry overturned in Dumfries and Galloway, in the south of Scotland.

Police were called out to the A76 near Enterkinfoot last night after reports that a Wm Armstrong livestock haulage vehicle was on its side in a field, the BBC reports.

“The Longtown-based firm's Scania HGV... was the only vehicle involved in the collision at 10.50pm last night,” says the Cumbrian News and Star.

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The driver sustained minor injuries in the accident, but the impact on the animals inside the vehicle was far more severe.

According to a tweet from Nithsdale Police, 220 of the 440 sheep on board were killed.

“The road was thereafter closed for investigation and clean-up works to take place,” STV reports. It reopened at around 5.30am today.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.