Truck carrying 12 million bees overturns in New Brunswick
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A truck on the Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick, Canada, carrying 12 million bees has overturned. The truck was carrying 330 crates of bees when it tipped on a ramp in Saint-Léonard. The bees were used to help pollinate blueberries, and were heading back to Ontario.
The accident happened in the morning hours. Bee experts were called in to control the bees, and they were helped by the rain as bees dislike it, with the bees staying close to the truck. However, by midday, the sun came out and the bees became much more agitated. The beekeepers had to douse them with smoke, while firefighters attempted to hose the bees down to try to get them back near the truck.
There were no serious injuries from the incident, but some reporters at the scene got stung repeatedly. Anyone with an allergy to bees has been advised to stay at least 200 metres away from the scene.
The highway was first reduced to three lanes from four, before being completely closed, to prevent curious onlookers from being endangered by the swarms of bees angered and agitated by the incident.
This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.
Sources
- "Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns" – BBC News Online, July 1, 2008
- "Trans-Canada in N.B still buzzing with 12M bees" – CTV Television Network, June 30, 2008
- Bal Brach "N.B. highway buzzing with bees" – Canwest News Service, June 30, 2008
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