3 days ago
It looks like an average truck accident but horror crash takes a crazy turn
A truck in Washington rolled over near the Canadian border, but the average looking accident turned chaotic after millions of bees escaped from the cargo.
A commercial semi-truck carrying around 70,000 pounds of honey bee hives overturned in rural Whatcom County at round 4am on Friday.
Photos of the accident show the trucks cargo load overturned onto the road, blocking both lanes.
The hive cargo came off the truck at around 9am, releasing roughly 250 million bees into the air, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.
Video footage captured at the site of the accident showed the mass amounts of bees swarming over the truck and within the air.
Efforts to save the swarm of bees ensued, as more than two dozen volunteered on scene to assist in re-setting the box hives and allow the bees to re-hive.
'The plan is to allow the bees to re-hive and find their queen bee,' the sheriff's office said. 'The goal is to save as many bees as possible.'
At around 10.30am, deputies turned the scene over to WCSO Division of Emergency Management who were assisted by several Master Beekeepers, the sheriff's office said.
Weidkamp Road, where the truck overturned, remained closed throughout Friday as the process of letting the bees re-hive occurred.
According to WCSO Patrol, the roadway is set to be closed between 24 and 48 hours.
While the sheriff's office said 'there is no general health risk to the public,' it warned travelers and locals to stay clear of the area between Loomis Trail Road and W. Badger, Berthusen Park.
Most of the bees are expected to have re-hived by Saturday morning.
