Truck Crashes, Unleashes Bees
A tractor-trailer carrying millions of honey bees jackknifed on a freeway entrance near the Ironman Coeur d’Alene triathlon course this
afternoon, spilling its load and blocking all but one lane of traffic. The eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 were backed up for miles after the second trailer of the truck tipped over around 2 p.m. on the Sherman Avenue on ramp, just a few hundred yards from the marathon course on South 23rd Street. Idaho State Police advised people to keep clear of the area while firefighters sprayed cool water on the swarms of bees, which became agitated in the 105-degree heat. A tow truck crew donned beekeeping suits to work on removing the truck and trailer/
Chad Sokol
, SR.
More here.
(SR photo: Beekeepers look on as firefighters spray cool water on swarms of honey bees emerging from a tractor-trailer that tipped over Sunday afternoon)
Question: When were you last stung by a bee? Or wasp?
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