Watch Pigs Loose On Louisville Highway After Tractor-trailer Overturns

LOUISVILLE, KY — A tractor-trailer transporting 150 pigs to a processing plant overturned on a Louisville highway and then burst into flames, media outlets reported.

The semi-truck overturned around 9:30 a.m. on the northbound Interstate 65 ramp to eastbound Interstate 64, WDRB-TV reported. The ramp was closed for much of the day, the station said.

Some pigs died in the accident, but several others wound up loose on the highway and walked around for a little while. Pigs that were hurt in the crash were put down, WAVE-TV reported, and the others were killed at a pork processing plant. Police told the station that speed didn't contribute to the crash.

The driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Many pigs are dead from the semi overturning. I can hear some screaming inside the truck and others are hurt #wave3news pic.twitter.com/yXFGwemzeM
— Maira Ansari (@MairaWave) August 9, 2017

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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