I would guess that the crash scene defied description. Jon Bee truck crash causes evacuation - - - - - - - - - - - - May 2, 2002 | MEXICO CITY (AP) --
A truck carrying 650 beehives crashed in northern Mexico, and the angry insects escaped, forcing officials to evacuate scores of nearby residents and set up road blocks to warn motorists. The truck overturned on a curve about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in Santa Lucia, about 180 miles southeast of Presidio, Texas. Eighty residents of Santa Lucia were told to leave and police set up checkpoints to urge approaching drivers to close their windows and to drive slowly so as not to anger the bees futher, the newspaper Diario de Chihuahua reported Thursday. Twenty beekeepers, including students from a local agricultural school, were called to help rebuild hives and lure some of the bees back into captivity. Thousands of other bees -- including a swarm that gathered around a tow-truck crane -- were killed. The situation was declared under control by late Tuesday, but a large number of bees remained at large Wednesday night, the newspaper reported. City civil defense officials said some residents were stung, none seriously. Associated Press _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
