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Holy Cow! 'Loose Cows' Halt Traffic On I-81 In Both Directions (Video): PA State Police

A section of Interstate 81 closed down in central Pennsylvania due to "loose cows on the roadway," Pennsylvania state police—or should we say state cowboys— said on Tuesday.

A cow loose on Interstate 81.

A cow loose on Interstate 81.

Photo Credit: Twitter/Trooper Megan Ammerman @PSPTroopHPIO

Three "loose cows" fell off a tractor-trailer and halted traffic near mile marker 50 in Cumberland County around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 22, according to a series of tweets by Trooper Megan Ammerman.

Luckily the cows got moo-ving quickly and 15 minutes later all but one cow had exited the roadway, according to Ammerman.

The road reopened at 3 p.m., but traffic remained slow in the area for about 30 minutes, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation cameras in the vicinity.

A camera did catch some of the cows, as seen in the Facebook post below:

Thankfully drivers stayed calmed and no one had a cow or an accident.

As one commenter put it "Hmmm you know it’s rural."

Another tweeter commented "Great job Troopers or should I say Cowboys!!  Great job🚔🚔"

Some cows did suffer minor injuries, Ammerman said.

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