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4,500 Chickens Spilled on Roadway After Sanderson Farms Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over in Smith County, Texas — All Birds Humanely Recovered

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SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS — Emergency crews responded Monday morning after a Wayne Sanderson Farms 18-wheeler hauling 4,500 chickens rolled over at the intersection of FM 18966 and County Road 366 in Smith County, spilling chickens onto the roadway.

18-wheeler hauling 4,500 chickens rolled over
Smith County ESD2

The crash occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m. No injuries were reported. Wayne Sanderson Farms confirmed in a statement that the vehicle was a company-owned poultry transport truck involved in a single-vehicle crash. The cause remains under investigation.

All loose birds were humanely recovered and the truck has since been removed from the site.

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