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Millions of honeybees loose after truck overturns near B.C.-Wash. border

More than 2 dozen local beekeepers, along with emergency workers, responded to scene

The Associated Press

There was a buzz in the air Friday in northwestern Washington state as about 14 million honeybees escaped a commercial truck that overturned.

The truck hauling an estimated 70,000 pounds (31,751 kilograms) of honeybee hives rolled over around 4 a.m. PT close to the Canadian border near Lynden, Wash., just south of Abbotsford, B.C., the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said in social media posts.

It appears the driver did not navigate a tight turn well enough, causing the trailer to roll into a dit…

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