(Bagley, Iowa) – The 16-year-old male from Bagley escaped injury, after the vehicle he was driving struck a bull on the road north of Bagley early Tuesday morning, in southern Greene County. According to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened on Quail Road/K Avenue just north of the intersection with 100th, at around 4:45-a.m., Tuesday.

The truck, a 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 was traveling northbound when it struck the bull owned by Christopher Laws, of Bagley. The Sheriff’s report said the pickup’s driver swerved to avoid the collision but was unable to do so. The bull ended-up in the west ditch after it was struck. The pickup sustained disabling damage amounted to an estimated $8,500. The bull was valued at $2,000.