Log truck and horse trailer collide

A horse was killed in a crash involving a log truck and a pickup pulling a horse trailer last week.

On Tuesday, July 25, Cloverdale firefighters responded to a traffic collision that had just occurred at the intersection of Cloverdale and Jordan Roads. Firefighters found that a loaded log truck collided with a Dodge pickup pulling a horse

trailer.

The drivers and sole occupants of the pickup and truck tractor declined medical attention, however a horse in the trailer pulled by the Dodge truck sustained fatal injuries.

Firefighters spent approximately two hours at the scene containing a diesel fuel spill of approximately 100 gallons and extricating the horse from the badly damaged trailer.

Deschutes County Road Department and SMAF Environmental of Prineville responded to the scene to perform a complete environmental cleanup of the spilled fuel.

Firefighters were also assisted at the scene by staff of Bend Equine Center.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the collision.