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| Pigs run loose on M11 after crash | Pigs run loose on M11 after crash |
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| A herd of pigs has escaped on to a motorway in Essex after the lorry transporting them crashed. | A herd of pigs has escaped on to a motorway in Essex after the lorry transporting them crashed. |
| The emergency services and the RSPCA were called to the scene on the M11 between Harlow and the Stansted Airport junction at Bishop's Stortford. | |
| Both carriageways are closed so loose animals can be caught. The southbound road will be shut until the afternoon but northbound will open at 1000 GMT. | |
| Firefighters and police have made a makeshift pen to secure the animals. | |
| Wandering by road | |
| A vet has been called as one pig appears to have injuries to its back and there are others with unknown injuries, a fire service spokesman said. | A vet has been called as one pig appears to have injuries to its back and there are others with unknown injuries, a fire service spokesman said. |
| The lorry driver was being treated for minor injuries at the scene by the ambulance service. | The lorry driver was being treated for minor injuries at the scene by the ambulance service. |
| The vehicle was carrying more than 80 pigs when it crashed and a large number of the animals escaped and many are now wandering on both sides of the central reservation. | |
| An operation is now under way to round the pigs up safely. | |
| The southbound road will remain shut until the afternoon to remove the lorry and carry out an investigation, police said. |