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A livestock truck full of pigs was stuck in baking midday heat in the centre of Bristol today.

The road was closed following a van catching fire at the junction of Temple Way and Bond Street by Cabot Circus.

Drivers and pigs alike sweltered in the heat as traffic sat in gridlock for over an hour.

But while the humans stuck on Temple Way at least had the opportunity to turn on their air conditioning or go to get a glass of water the pigs suffered packed into the back of a truck in soaring temperatures.

The plight of the pigs struck a chord with people watching our coverage of the incident with commenters calling it “cruel” and “disgraceful”.

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The most noticeable thing was the smell, drivers stuck in traffic commented on the terrible smell coming from the truck full of pigs. The animals were packed into an unmarked livestock trailer which was split between two floors.

Looking through the gaps in the sides of the trailer it was possible to see dozens of animals crammed together, covered in dried muck.

The noise of pigs squealing in the 25 degree heat echoed around the gridlock road adding an eerie background to the traffic jam.

The animals were clearly suffering in the heat as they sat in the traffic om what may well have been their last journey.