Shock as five cows TRAPPED after trailer overturned on A19
NORTH Yorkshire police successfully rescued five cattle after they had become trapped following a crash on an A-road.
Police say the incident happened on the A19 between York and Easingwold yesterday afternoon.
Operational Support Unit officers reportedly responded quickly to the scene after a 4x4 towing a trailer overturned.
According to the force, five cattle were trapped inside the trailer after it overturned.
A rescue team of local farmers and firefighters managed to free all five of them and moved them to safety, say police.
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