Off the Wall: Buzzing Down I-40
1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp
1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp
(KARK) - Travelers on an East Tennessee interstate were forced to brake for workers — and drones, perhaps even a queen — when a truck carrying about 1 million bees crashed Friday.
The swarm shut down an exit of Interstate 40 in Knoxville, said Mark Nagi, Tennessee Department of Transportation regional spokesperson. There were no injuries, he said.
“The ramp from I-40 East to Henley Street is back open but the truck is destroyed and the bees are… well… buzzing,” Nagi posted, along with a photo of a person in beekeeper garb. “Unless you are dressed in this outfit please stay in your vehicles in this area.”
Later Friday, Nagi confirmed that all of the bees had been moved from the area and the truck was removed.
What could not be as easily quelled were…
Good to hear that they got most of them back cuz we really can’t afford to lose any more bees
LolZ!!!! Thanks!