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Pigs run loose along I-80 in Placer County after truck overturns, snarling traffic

Westbound Interstate 80 lanes in Placer County are shut down after a big rig carrying pigs overturned, resulting in some of the swine running loose before being corralled.

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What happened

According to SFGATE’s source item, Pigs run loose along I-80 in Placer County after truck overturns, snarling traffic, Westbound Interstate 80 lanes in Placer County are shut down after a big rig carrying pigs overturned, resulting in some of the swine running loose before being corralled.

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