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5 million bees fall off truck in Canada, drivers warned to keep windows shut

Headline from FOX 61 Hartford, on the newest of 2 developments

Several beekeepers showed up to help collect the bees safely.

FOX 61 Hartford's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    5 million bees fall off truck in Canada, drivers warned to keep windows shut

    Headline from FOX 61 Hartford ·

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40 articles, oldest first.

  1. Boston

    5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Halton Regional Police said they received a call around 6:15 a.m. reporting the bee crates had come loose from a truck.

  2. New York Post

    5 million ‘angry’ bees fall off truck in Canada (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    It’s one way to create some buzz.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Police west of Toronto warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road. Pedestrians were also asked to avoid

  4. Jalopnik

    Truck Spills Five Million Bees Onto Road In Canada (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    The driver of the truck was reportedly stung more than 100 times.

  5. FOX 61 Hartford

    5 million bees fall off truck in Canada, drivers warned to keep windows shut (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

    Published

    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    Several beekeepers showed up to help collect the bees safely.

  6. ABC 13 Houston

    5 million bees fall off truck in Canada; drivers warned to keep windows closed (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Police west of Toronto warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    5 million bees fall from truck near Toronto, and drivers are warned to roll up windows (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Several beekeepers eventually arrived at the scene to help collect the bees.

  8. The Guardian

    Five million bees escape after crates of hives fall off truck in Canada (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Beekeepers at site near Toronto in Ontario eventually managed to recapture most of the insects, although some remained on the loose

  9. Fox News

    'Quite the scene': 5 million bees loose after falling off truck outside Toronto (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Approximately five million bees escaped from the back of a truck in Burlington, Ontario, after crates carrying them spilled early Wednesday morning.

  10. CNN

    Canadian authorities race to capture five million bees from roadway spill (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Authorities raced to capture five million bees released yesterday after a truck carrying several crates of hives fell onto a roadway in Ontario, Canada, Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson told CNN.

  11. NPR

    5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road.

  12. Washington Times

    5 million bees unleashed after crates carrying their hives fall off a truck in Ontario, Canada (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Canadian beekeepers were called to rescue 5 million bees that got loose after the crates they were transported in fell off a truck in Burlington, Ontario, creating a swarm that one beekeeper said was like “a million little helicopters flying around you.”

  13. The Daily Caller

    Driver Stung Over 100 Times After Cloud Of 5,000,000 Angry Bees Falls Off Truck (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Beekeepers came to the rescue on Wednesday after a truck driver was stung over 100 times while five million angry bees swarmed the scene in Burlington, Ontario.

  14. CBS News

    Around five million bees released when crate carrying them falls off truck (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It is unclear why the bees were in the truck to begin with.

  15. The World from PRX

    5 million bees spill onto Ontario road (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Police in Burlington, Ontario, warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees on to a residential road. Host Marco Werman describes how beekeepers rallied to return most of the bees safely to their hive boxes.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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