Accident On Highway 81 Closed Traffic Monday

MADISON- An accident on Highway 81 closed traffic for four hours Monday.

At 4:00 p.m. authorities responded to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of North Main Street and Highway 81 near Madison. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, a car driven by a 56 year old Norfolk woman was struck by a semitrailer driven by a 34 year old Clark, South Dakota man hauling a full load of cattle as it tried to turn around in the south bound lane of traffic. After contact the car spun into the west ditch where it came to rest. The semi then overturned on to the driver’s side and slid 150 feet further down the road. The driver of the car was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and the driver of the semi refused treatment.

Two cattle were killed in the accident and the south bound lanes of Highway 81 were closed for four hours while crews worked to extract the cattle and right the semi.