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Piglets flee overturned truck near Dayton, Ohio | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A truck carrying 2,200 piglets has overturned in the US state of Ohio, lead to hundreds of the animals escaping into nearby woods. | A truck carrying 2,200 piglets has overturned in the US state of Ohio, lead to hundreds of the animals escaping into nearby woods. |
The truck was travelling near the city of Dayton when the driver lost control and hit a roadside barrier. | |
The driver escaped unhurt, but a female passenger, his fiancee, was injured. | The driver escaped unhurt, but a female passenger, his fiancee, was injured. |
Police said up to 400 piglets were killed but at least 1,500 were rescued, and it is unlikely that all the escapees will be rounded up. | Police said up to 400 piglets were killed but at least 1,500 were rescued, and it is unlikely that all the escapees will be rounded up. |
The surviving pigs were taken to a nearby agricultural fairground, where they are now being cared for. | The surviving pigs were taken to a nearby agricultural fairground, where they are now being cared for. |
Emergency crews rescued them by forming a human chain and lifting them to safety. | Emergency crews rescued them by forming a human chain and lifting them to safety. |
Dean Fox, a fire chief in Xenia in Ohio, spoke to the Dayton Daily News about the animals that had escaped. | |
"Probably we'll never get a hold of them," he said. "We'll try as hard as we can, but we probably won't retrieve them all." | "Probably we'll never get a hold of them," he said. "We'll try as hard as we can, but we probably won't retrieve them all." |
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