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ST. GEORGE — A semitruck hauling approximately 1,900 pigs tipped over on state Route 20 in Iron County early Friday afternoon.
The Utah Highway Patrol responded to the single-vehicle incident near mile marker 10 on S.R. 20, the route that connects U.S. 89 with I-15.
At the time of the crash, the man driving the semitruck was maneuvering a corner in the road, UHP Sgt. Eric Prescott said.
“He was going too fast for the corner, and his load shifted and rolled over onto the passenger side of the semi,” Prescott said.
The driver suffered only minor bumps and bruises in the crash, Prescott said.
Some of the estimated 1,874 pigs died in the incident, Prescott said, adding that troopers have yet to determine how many.