Hundreds of piglets were on the loose in southern Ohio Monday night after a semi tractor-trailer transporting them overturned.
WXIX, citing Greene County dispatchers, reported that the accident took place at around 7 p.m. local time Monday on State Route 35, east of Dayton. The station reported that two people were inside the truck at the time, and the passenger was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Several police and fire agencies from surrounding areas were attempting to round up the piglets, who scattered into a wooded area by the site of the road. The animals who were rounded up were taken to nearby fairgrounds to be given water.
WXIX reported that the truck was heading to Indiana from South Carolina.
WLWT reported that between 300 and 500 piglets were killed in the crash. WDTN reported that approximately 1,500 of the survivors were recaptured. Police told the station that they were worried the piglets would attract hungry coyotes.
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