Goats Cause Traffic Jam On Pa. Turnpike
POSTED: 5:49 am EDT August 30,
2005
UPDATED: 5:58 pm EDT August 30,
2005
If you are traveling east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike today, keep an eye out for some stray goats who shut down traffic earlier Tuesday.
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A truck carrying 250 goats collided with a pick-up truck early this morning, closing down the eastbound lanes near Whitemarsh Township.While the drivers of the two vehicles were OK, some of the four-legged passengers in the goat trailer made a break for it.Not all the goats were accounted for, officials said, who were trying to drive the strays back to the truck as rush hour began.Traffic was down to one lane in Fort Washington as the goat-wrangling efforts continued.
A truck carrying 250 goats collided with a pick-up truck early this morning, closing down the eastbound lanes near Whitemarsh Township.While the drivers of the two vehicles were OK, some of the four-legged passengers in the goat trailer made a break for it.Not all the goats were accounted for, officials said, who were trying to drive the strays back to the truck as rush hour began.Traffic was down to one lane in Fort Washington as the goat-wrangling efforts continued.Copyright 2005 by NBC10.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.









