Residents of a neighbourhood in Orange County, Texas, were told to stay indoors after an 18-wheeler carrying hundreds of honeybee hives overturned and released millions of bees into the area. The truck, which was transporting more than 400 hives for commercial pollination work, crashed after reportedly taking a wrong turn and attempting a sharp corner.

Residents of a Texas neighborhood were warned to remain indoors when a semi truck overturned and released an estimated 2 million bees into the road.

Officials say millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over.