CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An overturned truck full of pigs is adding to traffic delays as western North Carolina digs out from a snow storm.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said the livestock truck overturned on Interstate 40 westbound near the Tennessee line. The westbound lanes were closed temporarily Monday so the pigs could be corralled, but at least one lane was reopened by midafternoon.
.@NCSHP is out in full force today across NC investigating crashes and monitoring roadways due to hazardous conditions caused by the #winterstorm. One trooper responded to an overturned livestock truck on westbound I-40 near the TN state line. pic.twitter.com/izIWiUHB9r
— NC Highway Patrol (@NCSHP) December 10, 2018
Highway Patrol First Sgt. Mike Baker said that about 100 pigs were aboard the truck, and some died in the crash. Local farmers were helping to gather the rest. The Transportation Department posted a photo on Twitter of pigs wandering along a snowy shoulder next to a trooper's cruiser.
Baker said it's not clear if weather played a role in the crash, and it may have had more to do with speed. He said the road was clear of snow and ice at the time. He said the driver suffered serious injuries.
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