Pigs on the loose! Rescuers scramble to save 2,000 piglets in highway crash

Vandalia, Ohio - Loud squeals echoed on I-75 in Ohio when almost 2,000 pigs spilled out into the highway.

Piglets were scrambling on the highway after a truck accident in Ohio.
Piglets were scrambling on the highway after a truck accident in Ohio.  © Screenshot/Facebook/City of Vandalia Division of Fire

Save the piggys!

According to Local 12, a tractor truck loaded with about 1,900 piglets overturned on the I-75 north ramp around 8 PM local time on Friday night.

Dozens of piglets took advantage of the situation and made a run for it. Videos showed firefighters and responders trying to catch the little runaways.

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They were unsure how many got loose, and reported there were no known injuries.

Firefighters from the city of Vandalia posted photos on Facebook from the scene.

A similar accident occurred in 2018 in almost the same location, when a truck with piglets on board also crashed and caused the animals to get loose on the highway.

Cover photo: Screenshot/Facebook/City of Vandalia Division of Fire

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