Cattle on I-20 after 18-wheeler wreck

A truck carrying cattle overturned on Interstate 20 westbound.

Jackson police said an 18-wheeler with around 100 head of cattle wrecked around 3:30 a.m. Friday, releasing the cows onto the interstate.

The driver was taken to a hospital with non life threatening injuries, according to media reports. The accident caused long delays in the morning commute.

Some of the cattle died in the wreck. There are reports of vehicles crashing into some of the cows.

Volunteers were called in to wrangle the cattle. Authorities also said about 110 gallons of diesel spilled onto the road.

A few cows were still unaccounted for, according to media reports.