No one was injured Saturday after a cement truck rolled over on its side along FM 150 near the Onion Creek double crossing in Driftwood. But the resulting traffic led to separate incident in which the North Hays County Fire Rescue was called upon to rescue two horses from a trailer.
North Hays County Fire Rescue Chief Scott Collard said emergency crews were dispatched Saturday morning to assist with the cement truck rollover. The driver of the cement truck suffered minor injuries and was transported to a hospital for observation.
But Collard said a driver pulling a horse trailer with two horses had to stop quickly to avoid the traffic backup that resulted from the accident. Collard said one of the horses slipped under the second horse in the sudden stop.
Collard said crews responded and assisted with getting the horses untangled and safely out the trailer.
Helping the NHCFR was large animal rescue training, which was taught at Texas A&M University several months ago.
“This was invaluable to help make a successful rescue,” Collard said.
Collard said a NHCFR firefighter who responded to the accident is also a veterinarian. The firefighter said the most injured horse is being treated at a large animal hospital and the “prognosis looks good,” Collard said.
