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Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2015, 03:55 PM Jun 2015

Truck hits tree and bees attack; 3 injured, deputy stung

Source: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people were critically injured and a sheriff's deputy badly stung after a catering truck lost control and jumped a curb, hitting a tree and triggering a swarm of angry displaced bees.

City News Service reports that the catering truck was driving downhill on Saturday above the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, when the driver lost control and hit the tree and street pole.

A sheriff's deputy tried to help three injured people trapped in the wrecked truck and surrounded by thousands of angry bees.

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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/25147c14d92a44b7aba04c83bd164b75/truck-hits-tree-and-bees-attack-3-injured-deputy-stung

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Truck hits tree and bees attack; 3 injured, deputy stung (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

So now we know where all of the bees went. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #1

They're probably feral bees sarge43 Jun 2015 #4

If they were Africanized bees, THAt would have been the story Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #6

Indeed. They're bad news. sarge43 Jun 2015 #7

I hope some beekeeper can help find a new home for those bees. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #2

I read about this on Daily Buzz. Orrex Jun 2015 #3

Honey, what's your point? silvershadow Jun 2015 #8

What's Oprah's favorite thing? DRoseDARs Jun 2015 #5

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

1. So now we know where all of the bees went.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 04:04 PM

Jun 2015

HOLLYWOOD

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

4. They're probably feral bees

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 04:17 PM

Jun 2015

The descendants of honey bees that swarmed from hobby or commercial hives. A queen is part of a natural swarm which is normally very calm. If they can establish a new hive, they'll thrive. Southern California is a near perfect environment. That attacking swarm may be Africanized bees; they are very aggressive.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

6. If they were Africanized bees, THAt would have been the story

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 04:38 PM

Jun 2015

There would have been hundreds of stings on everyone, including the three injured. The deputy was hauled off to the hospital because he has an allergic reaction to his stings.