Millions Of Honeybees Escape In East Texas

Semi Truck Crash California Today in California: A semitrailer carrying more than 400 honeybee hives overturned in Orange County, near the community of Mauriceville in East Texas, on Sunday, releasing an estimated 2 million or more honeybees into the surrounding area. Authorities temporarily closed nearby roads and urged residents to stay indoors due to the heavy presence of bees. The truck driver was not injured, though one local television photographer reportedly suffered a bee sting while covering the scene. Beekeepers from several operations worked to salvage surviving hives and transfer them to a nearby honey farm.