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North-east road closed after sheep die in animal transporter crash

By Kyle Ritchie
- kyle.ritchie@hnmedia.co.uk
Published: 14:49, 22 May 2025
 | Updated: 17:08, 22 May 2025

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Police have advised the A920 Huntly to Dufftown road is closed after an animal transporter crashed and a number of sheep were killed.

The collision was reported around 9.15am on Thursday, May 22.

The scene where a livestock carrier crashed off the road and overturned on an embankment on the A920 Boghead, several Sheep died as a result. Picture: JasperImage
The scene where a livestock carrier crashed off the road and overturned on an embankment on the A920 Boghead, several Sheep died as a result. Picture: JasperImage

The male driver was uninjured but many sheep died in the crash.

Police said motorists should avoid the area.

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