Rogue sheep falling off truck causes fiery Kwinana Freeway crash

A sheep falling off a truck in Perth’s south has caused a fiery crash and traffic gridlock on the Kwinana Freeway on Wednesday afternoon.

A WA Police spokesman said the incident occurred around 1pm.

The crash on the Kwinana Freeway.

The crash on the Kwinana Freeway.Main Roads

“A sheep has escaped from a large truck on the Kwinana Freeway near Anketell Road and as a result caused an accident between two vehicles,” he said.

“One of the vehicles caught a light as a result.

“No persons were injured.”

Vision of the sheep trucks.

Vision of the sheep trucks.Main Roads

Main Roads said traffic on the freeway had been reduced to a single lane while the charred vehicle was being removed from the road.

Police and firefighters remained at the scene.

Traffic is heavy back to Armadale Road.

Heather McNeill is the deputy editor and chief reporter at WAtoday.

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