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| Loose pigs on motorway rounded up | Loose pigs on motorway rounded up |
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| A herd of pigs that escaped on to a motorway in Essex after the lorry carrying them crashed have been rounded up and taken to an abattoir. | A herd of pigs that escaped on to a motorway in Essex after the lorry carrying them crashed have been rounded up and taken to an abattoir. |
| 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. | 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 were closed for about 10 hours while 78 pigs were rounded up and transferred to other lorries. | Both carriageways were closed for about 10 hours while 78 pigs were rounded up and transferred to other lorries. |
| The RSPCA said four seriously injured pigs had to be put down at the scene. | The RSPCA said four seriously injured pigs had to be put down at the scene. |
| Firefighters and police made a makeshift pen to secure the animals as they were caught after the crash at about 0445 GMT. | Firefighters and police made a makeshift pen to secure the animals as they were caught after the crash at about 0445 GMT. |
| Shoulder injured | Shoulder injured |
| The lorry struck the central reservation and overturned on the southbound carriageway near Sheering, an Essex police spokesman said. | The lorry struck the central reservation and overturned on the southbound carriageway near Sheering, an Essex police spokesman said. |
| "About 60 to 70 pigs were trapped in the wreckage and another dozen or so escaped. | |
| "All the animals have now been transferred to other lorries and have been taken to their intended destination in the Brentwood area." | "All the animals have now been transferred to other lorries and have been taken to their intended destination in the Brentwood area." |
| The motorway was closed north and southbound between junctions 8 at Stansted and 7 at Harlow for the recovery of the animals and the lorry as well as for repairs to the central reservation. | The motorway was closed north and southbound between junctions 8 at Stansted and 7 at Harlow for the recovery of the animals and the lorry as well as for repairs to the central reservation. |
| The lorry driver received head and shoulder injuries in the collision and was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. | The lorry driver received head and shoulder injuries in the collision and was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. |