Truck loaded with pigs crashes on I-45

Overdrive Staff
Jun 30, 2016
Updated Jul 7, 2017

The NBC affiliate TV station in Dallas is reporting that a tractor-trailer hauling pigs crashed on I-45 in Wilmer, Texas Thursday. Pigs escaped the trailer, closing down the highway for several hours. The cause of the accident and condition of the driver are unknown.

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