One lane of a busy Toronto highway reopened Monday afternoon after being closed for more than 10 hours so emergency crews could corral dozens of pigs onto a truck.
About 235 swine were being transported on a tractor-trailer when it flipped over on a ramp that links Highway 427 to the Gardiner Expressway around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Nearly two dozen pigs were killed upon impact or euthanized as a result of the accident, said OPP Const. Graham Williamson.
Cleaning up the highway was taking longer than expected. In addition crews had to wait for inspectors with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to assess all the pigs before the highway could be fully reopened.
The 26-year-old driver of the vehicle has been charged with careless driving. He was not injured in the collision.
I suppose that this mishap now makes both the 427 and the Gardiner non kosher, eh?
WFDS
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