Truck overturns in Texas, spills 24 million bees, prompts area lockdown

On June 21, an 18-wheeler carrying 406 beehives overturned in Mauriceville, Texas, after the driver mistakenly turned onto a narrow residential street near Colony Drive and FM 1130. The trailer flipped into a ditch, damaging the hives and releasing around 24 million honeybees into the vicinity. The truck was headed to North Dakota for seasonal pollination work, prompting a neighborhood lockdown as agitated bees swarmed trees and homes.