70 pigs drown after truck flips into Suphan Buri canal

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70 pigs drown after truck flips into Suphan Buri canal

By The Nation

 

 

SUPHAN BURI: -- A truck transporting about 100 pigs from Nakhon Pathom to Suphan Buri on Wednesday slid into a roadside canal in Suphan Buri and flipped, causing about 70 of the animals to drown.

 

Police said the accident happened at 12.33pm in Suphan Buri’s Don Chedi district.

 

The truck driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to slide into Klong Makham Thao and flip. The truck was partially submerged, causing the drownings.

 

The truck driver and a worker rushed to free about 30 pigs from their cages, police said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30321859

 

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[worgeordie]

There will be a lot of cheap pork in the Suphan Buri markets,

they were going to get a knock on the head,instead ended up drowning,

poor buggers.

regards Worgeordie

[MarkusAUST]

I thought from the headline there had been a major accident involving the police.

[Reigntax]

1 hour ago, MarkusAUST said:

I thought from the headline there had been a major accident involving the police.

 

That would assume they actually got off their butts.

[ratcatcher]

Well, we always wait for "pigs to fly", now is it "When pigs can swim"

Bravo to the rescuers of the 30 lucky ones.  Enjoy to the consumers of the less than lucky.

[Ricardo]

Hope that few of the porkers managed to get away, in the confusion !

[sawadee1947]

It's a straight canal road......." The truck driver lost control of his vehicle".

He was playing with his mobile, just reading facebook or chatting on "line" with some girls or was still under drugs or alc?

Same all day

[Dave67]

Drivers telling porkies as usual

[Beats56]

Well at least.they.are brined and ready for a bbq. Yum pulled pork sandwich and ribs. Can't beat it.