An accident on Highway 5 near the CN Junction Road in Kamloops sent one man to hospital and his newborn calf to the veterinarian clinic — which was the pair’s destination when the crash occurred on Thursday morning.
Kamloops Rural RCMP Staff Sgt. Doug Aird said Mounties and paramedics were called to the accident scene at 7:22 a.m. with initial reports being that a vehicle had struck a deer.
Upon arrival, Aird said, police found the owner of a 2009 GMC truck standing at the back of his truck, being treated by paramedics. His truck was on its wheels facing south, with extensive front end, exterior, interior and under-carriage damage.
The truck, valued at $25,000, was totalled.
Aird said officers found a newborn calf on the driver’s-side floor of the truck, with extensive injuries.
The driver had been taking the calf to a vet clinic in Kamloops when the accident occurred. The calf was being transported in the cab of the truck.
The vehicle was travelling south of Highway 5 when it left the road, flew through the air and landed on the far side of a ditch.
Flying debris from the box of the truck, including a sandbag and a shovel, were thrown inside the rear cab window.
The driver was taken to Royal Inland Hospital with head injuries believed to have occurred when the calf struck him during the crash.
Family members arrived and took the calf to the bet clinic.
Aird said the driver could not recall what caused the crash.
The investigation continues.
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