Cattle crash

THE Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road saw another serious accident in Willatook on Sunday as a South-Australian man rolled a cattle truck on the way to Mortlake for next Monday’s WVLX sale, causing 29 cattle to be euthanised at an estimated loss of $90,000. Local truck drivers have regularly voiced their opinions about the dangerous condition of the road. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Blair Burns

January 24, 2023 | 4:00 PM

A SOUTH-AUSTRALIAN man is expected to be charged with careless driving by police after at least 29 cattle were killed in a single-vehicle rollover in Willatook near Hawkesdale at around 10.30am Sunday morning.

It’s understood the vehicle was travelling along Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road towards the Western Victoria Livestock Exchange (WVLX) for next Monday’s Mortlake sale when the 30-year-old driver failed to navigate a right bend in the road.