Thousands of salmon escape truck crash into nearby river

Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2024

Tens of thousands of endangered salmon being transported by truck to a US river miraculously survived a road crash by escaping into a nearby creek, officials said. A large tanker vehicle transporting the young salmon - or smolts - was travelling in a mountainous area of the northwestern state of Oregon last week when it rolled on its side and skidded off the road. The 53-foot-long truc