Truck carrying dead bird flu ducks crashes in Indiana, sparks hazmat response
Fox News • • health
Key Points:
- A waste management truck carrying ducks that died from bird flu crashed into a ditch on U.S. Route 33 in Churubusco, Northern Indiana, causing the highway to close in both directions on Friday morning.
- Emergency responders established a 100-foot safety perimeter around the crash site, with no current threat to public health reported.
- Cleanup efforts are being coordinated by Waste Management, Maple Leaf Farms, and the Indiana Board of Animal Health using a specialized team.
- The dead ducks were collected from several Maple Leaf Farms locations in Northern Michigan and were infected with the H5N1 avian flu, which has caused widespread bird deaths across the U.S. in recent years.
- While avian flu is highly contagious
