US: Strong winds cause 550 pigs to crash

16-02-2011 | |

A tractor trailer that had been travelling on a central New York highway was forced off the road into a ditch.

The tractor trailer had been carrying 550 pigs, strong winds are said to be the cause of the crash, in which the tractor was pushed off the road.
 
Eight pigs died in the accident, the driver remained unharmed.

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