OHIO — Thousands of pigs are on the loose after a semi-truck flipped onto it’s side near Dayton.

Numerous agencies are attempting to catch the 2,200 baby pigs in Xenia Township.

The pigs are being taken to the Greene County Fair Grounds as they are caught. At least 200 have been killed, WHIO reported. More pigs will be euthanized because of stress, officials said.

Officials say the baby pigs are scattered into a forested area on the side of the highway.

According to FOX19, the truck carrying the pigs overturned around 7:00 p.m. on State Route 35 near the Main Street exit.

Authorities said eastbound US 35 is closed at the bypass while the pigs are wrangled. Officials expect the road to be closed for a while.

Two individuals were inside the truck at the time of the incident. The passenger was transported to an area hospital. The severity of the injuries are unknown at this time.

The driver of the semitrailer, who was headed to Shirley, Ind., from South Carolina, will be cited for failure to control a motor vehicle.

No further details were available.

Photo source: WLWT

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