Overview

• A cage truck loaded with cows overturned early Thursday on Calle Soler in Morteros en route to Frigorífico Morteros.
• Volunteer firefighters from Bomberos Voluntarios de Morteros spent nearly three hours using chainsaws and socket wrenches to open the trailer and assess the animals.
• Several cows died from impact and crushing injuries before crews could free them.
• At daybreak, dozens of residents butchered the dead cattle in open air, took fresh meat home and recorded videos featuring local jokes.
• With rescue operations complete and the driver’s police report filed, authorities have not announced any formal inquiry or carcass disposal measures.