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I-84 Westbound in Vernon shutdown due to loose cows

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VERNON, Conn. — Moo-ve over if you were traveling down Interstate 84 west. 

Traffic on I-84 westbound in Vernon was shut down due to cows on the loose on Friday afternoon.

Police said that at approximately 2:28 p.m., Troop C in Tolland received multiple 911 calls reporting multiple cows in the travel lanes of I-84 westbound in the area of the Bamforth Road overpass in Vernon. 

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"Troopers have shut down the westbound side of I-84 while they work to secure the cows," officials said.

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