Trucker dies after hits cow in Iowa

CHARITON, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say the driver of a semitrailer died after the rig hit a cow in southern Iowa.

The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened about 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday on Iowa Highway 14 between Chariton and Millerton.

The truck hit the cow, which was in the middle of the highway. The truck went into a ditch and then into a creek.

The driver's name was not immediately released.

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Iowa trucker dies after hitting cow

CHARITON, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a truck driver who died after his rig hit a cow in the middle of a road in southern Iowa.

The Iowa State Patrol says 55-year-old Calvin Dixson, of Lucas, was killed on Tuesday after he lost control of the semitrailer, which went into a ditch and then a creek.

The accident happened on Iowa Highway 14 between Chariton and Millerton.

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