A truck carrying 7,000 chickens overturned, Wednesday May 22, 2024, around 10:30 a.m., in Brienon-sur-Armançon (Yonne), reports Republican Yonne . The vehicle lay down on a road which crosses the town and hit the facades of certain houses, specifies France Bleu Auxerre . The poultry, which were locked in cages, ended up on the road. Others remained trapped under the truck.
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This accident mobilized a large emergency response system, police and veterinary services. Traffic was cut off for several hours in order to evacuate the animals and the truck. The mayor of Brienon-sur-Armançon, Jean-Claude Carra, told Republican Yonne that the dead and alive chickens had been recovered. Rue du Port, where the accident took place, was to be cleared in the evening.
The mayor wonders about “animal abuse”
For his part, the driver, aged 50, was able to escape the vehicle alone. He was not injured. For the mayor, this accident is a first for the city, even if he deplores to France 3 Burgundy the absence of a road bypass in his municipality. According to him, the driver missed a turn. But witnesses also speak of a truck which already had a tendency to sway.
The first councilor therefore also points out the loading of the truck, with thousands of chickens piled up in small cages, one on top of the other. “I think they are stacked. I also notice that many animals don’t even have feathers, they have raw skin.explains Jean-Claude Carra to our colleagues. I’m wondering about animal abuse. »
The elected official demanded accountability from the company transporting the poultry. An investigation has also been opened to clarify the circumstances of the accident.
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