Man charged after ‘homemade’ trailer failed, spilling calves on roadway

Canadian police charged a man after an accident involving livestock that occurred in Ontario on Friday.

The incident occurred around 7 a.m. on October 18 on Highway 401 near Kingston, Ontario.

A 25 year old Montreal man was using a passenger vehicle to haul a homemade trailer loaded with dairy calves when the trailer failed, police say.

“The trailer was not sufficient to haul a load of cattle and broke apart,” Ontario Provincial Police said.

The animals spilled out onto Highway 401, suffering minor injuries. The calves received veterinary treatment at the scene.

A secondary crash involving two semi trucks occurred in the aftermath of the cattle spill.

The 25 year old Montreal driver was charged with operating an unsafe vehicle, failing to surrender his driver’s license and for driving a trailer with no plate, according to CTV News.

Police say the calves were seized by the the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as part of an ongoing investigation.