( CNN ) -- A truck carrying nearly 400 sheep tipped over while on an Australia overpass , sending the helpless animals tumbling down on shocked drivers below , CNN affiliate Network Ten reported . The incident occurred Thursday night in Laverton North near Melbourne . `` We looked up and we could see the truck flip on its side and then the next minute , we were underneath and yeah , raining sheep does n't happen everyday , '' said Kristy Davis , a witness . Hannah Sidebottom , another witness , said the incident was a surprise . `` I saw them coming down like a mountain of , it looked like dirt but obviously was n't , and then , there was nothing we could do they were literally on top of us , '' she told the affiliate . Only one person was hospitalized , but the sheep did not fare as well . Less than 10 of them are expected to survive . Animal welfare officials said the road was littered with dead and dying sheep . `` They were confronted with a very horrific , very distressing sight , '' the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said .
Hundreds of sheep die after the accident near Melbourne . One person is taken to the hospital . `` I saw them coming down like a mountain , '' a witness says .