Turkey lands in manure truck's cab, causing crash

[June 24, 2009]  OSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. (AP) -- A wild turkey landed inside the cab of a manure-hauling tractor-trailer, startling the driver and sending the truck rolling into a ditch off a northern New York road.

State police said Scott Fisher, 38, was traveling in St. Lawrence County near the Canadian border when the turkey flew in through an open window.

As Fisher tried to shoo the bird out of the cab, the truck ran off the road and hit several fence posts and a utility pole before rolling onto its side in a ditch.

Fisher wasn't hurt in the accident Monday.

Police say the turkey escaped, leaving behind some of its feathers.

[Associated Press]

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