Toronto: Police west of Toronto warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road.
Halton Regional Police said they received a call around 6.15am on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) reporting the bee crates had come loose from a truck and spilled onto Guelph Line, north of Dundas Street, in Burlington, Ontario, just west of Toronto.
Beekeepers Terri Faloney, left, and Tyler Trute remove bees from a car after a truck carrying bee hives swerved on Guelph Line road causing the hives to fall and release millions of bees in Burlington, Ontario.Credit: AP
It was “quite the scene,” Constable Ryan Anderson said.
“Crates were literally on the road and swarms of bees were flying around,” he said.
“The initial beekeeper that was on scene was apparently stung a few times.”
The scene prompted police to warn drivers to close their windows as they passed by and for pedestrians to avoid the area.
Beekeeper Tyler Trute removes bees from a car after a truck carrying bee hives overturned.Credit: AP
“We get wildlife calls, or we occasionally have to deal with a bear or deer, but never anything with bees,” Anderson said, according to the Washington Post.
About an hour after police put out a notice on social media, several beekeepers were in touch with police offering to help.