Crates of live chickens appear to have flown off the back of a moving truck and right onto the doorstep of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant outside of Melbourne.

The aftermath was captured on film by vegan Jessica Carter, who said she was walking nearby when she noticed the commotion in Bacchus Marsh at 2pm on Tuesday.

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Ms Carter said injured and dead birds were being crammed into cages while passersby joked that those who survived would likely end up in KFC anyway.