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Must-see: Thousands of bees swarm patrol cars, trap deputy after truck overturns

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Sept 30, 2015

Thousands of honeybees swarmed an Oklahoma interstate Tuesday afternoon, covering patrol cars and trapping at least one sheriff's deputy after a semi truck that was carrying the insects overturned.

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According to Fox News, the bees escaped when the truck crashed about 1 p.m. on Interstate 35 in Garvin County. The driver reportedly was treated for "non-life-threatening injuries" at a nearby hospital.

Meanwhile, traffic came to a standstill and bees blanketed law enforcement vehicles at the scene. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol posted photos on Facebook that show two cruisers covered in a thick layer of the buzzing bugs.

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