Truck Crash Sends Pigs All Over Interstate Near Dallas

Truck Crash Sends Pigs All Over Interstate Near Dallas
Stock photos of pigs ( PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
6/29/2017
Updated:
6/29/2017

A number of pigs escaped from a tractor-trailer truck that crashed on Interstate 45 near Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, according to media reports.

The accident, which occurred at 6:30 a.m. local time, took place when the truck hit a median in Wilmer, KTVT reported.

The vehicle then tipped on its side and caught on fire.

More significantly, a number of pigs escaped from the truck’s confines. They were spotted running on the highway.

Emergency workers are working to round up the escaped animals.

All lanes of Interstate 45 were shut down after the after the accident.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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