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RESCUE crews used fire hoses to douse an angry swarm of bees after a fatal crash that involved a semitrailer carrying about 17 million of the insects.

Authorities say a truck hauling 7000 bee hives was involved in the four-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 near Lakeville, about 56km south of Minneapolis.

Minnesota State Patrol spokesman Lt Eric Roeske says one person died and another person was airlifted to a hospital

The hives housed roughly 17 million bees and were bound for Bauer Honey in northwestern Minnesota.

It's unclear how many bees got loose, but several emergency workers were stung. Crews tried to use fire hoses to get them to fly away.

17 million bees? Stacked on the back of a truck and covered with a cloth? Who thought this was a good idea?! Dunno about the rest of you, but I'm sure not on board.


(A few days old. Searched last 15 pages of Off-Topic for "bee" in titles but didn't find anything)

 

[AMUSIX]

Wow, probably took forever to clean up all the beads

 

[sprsk]

Wow, probably took forever to clean up all the beads

Beads??

 

[dgenx]

beads? thats weord

 

[jersoc]

guess we know what happened to the bees now.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

I missed the beads. Damn it.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I wouldn't go outside for weeks if this happened near my house. :lol

 

[Tntnnbltn]

Beads??

Beads.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Beads.

Bees?!

 

[Tntnnbltn]

Bees?!

Beads!

 

[Jex]

What would Einstein say???

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Beads!

Bears, beads, Battlestar Galactica?

 

[Jangaroo]

Beads!

Bees?

 

[SmokyDave]

Bears, beads, Battlestar Galactica?

Bollocks.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Bees?

Beets!

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

weaves?

 

[Tntnnbltn]

weaves?

Weeds!

 

[Kurtofan]

Not the Bees!Argh my eyes!

 

[Souldriver]

 

[dabig2]

read the title first as beers. Was about to cry at all the spilled goodness.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

read the title first as beers. Was about to cry at all the spilled goodness.

Gentlemen, grab your crazy straws.

 

[Kackro]

Beware of the killer beads when you go outside today. You may be one of the possible 17 million unlucky people to step on them and fall on your ass. Oh, and beware of bees too, I guess.

 

[Eaten By A Grue]

Beads!

Anal bees?

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Anal bees?

It's not like starting a lawnmower.

 

[Majine]

That's gotta sting.

 

[FirewalkR]

Halo Reach viral.

 

[sarcastor]

that would really suck if i just rear-ended a giant truck and survived, with some lacerations and minor bleeding, only to be attacked by 17 MILLION FUCKING BEES.

 

[Mush]

Halo Reach viral.

:lol

 

[Osietra]

Wow. A new low for Mossad.

 

[Rewrite]

 

[Phobophile]

Bears, beads, Battlestar Galactica?

 

[Subliminal]

So this is where the bees are going...

 

[BitchTits]

Poor bees

 

[trinest]

 

[ArjanN]

 

[xbhaskarx]

Can they just spray bees with fire hoses? I thought bees were practically an endangered species now...

 

[RichardAM]

"I'm cured, I mean, ouch!"

 

[Sharp]

ITT, I approve of people quoting Arrested Development rather than commenting on the story.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Do you have dogs that shoot bees when they bark at you?

 

[Roi]

read the title first as beers. Was about to cry at all the spilled goodness.

 

[Ceres]

Awww.... My bees

 

[TheRagnCajun]

Can they just spray bees with fire hoses? I thought bees were practically an endangered species now...

No you're thinking of bears

 

[Kentpaul]

Now thats just sad

 

[joedan]

It's the bees knees.

 

[Burai]

Can they just spray bees with fire hoses? I thought bees were practically an endangered species now...

This is America, dude.

 

[Raist]

It begins

 

[Enosh]

aaaaa I'm covered in bees!

 

[BertramCooper]

Well, with the bee population decreasing because of colony collapse disorder, a few million more bees in the wild might do a bit of good.

And :lol at the AD. Always happens when bees are involved.

 

[Zophar]

MILLIONS OF...BEES!!

 

[Apoc29]