Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Trucker Killed in Semi VS Bison Accident

A South Hutchinson (Kansas) man was killed when his semi hit a bison on a Colorado highway.

The accident happened around 3:30 Tuesday morning, a semi hauling salt was traveling westbound on Highway 36 NE of the town of Byers, which about 30 miles east of Denver.

A bison was standing in the roadway and was struck by the semi. After hitting the bison, the semi went off the right side of the road and overturned. The driver, 74-year-old Manard Bontrager of South Hutchinson was killed.

The bison was also killed in the accident.

Read full story from KAKE.


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