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Bees attack crash victims and rescuers

September 28, 2009 -- A van carrying beehives crashed into a truck today and swarms of bees broke free and stung those who were injured as well as rescue workers who came to the scene. In the end, about 20 people were taken to hospital, six of them injured in the crash and the rest rescue workers who were stung by the bees, said the state-run Anatolia news agency. One of the crash victims later died but it was not immediately known if he had been killed by the impact of the accident or the insect attacks. The rescue workers – including local beekeepers summoned to the scene – used hoses, blankets and rags to try to ward off the bees. But it took about an hour for them to remove the crash victims from the scene. The van hit the stationary truck on a road near the Mediterranean resort of Marmaris in south-western Turkey, injuring four people in the van and two in the truck, Anatolia said. The impact burst open the bee hives in the van. The bees swarmed over the injured and police, medics and firefighters who responded to the accident, forcing authorities to seek the help of about 50 beekeepers in the area. Video footage showed men in beekeeping clothing placing an injured man – also in protective gear – on to a stretcher in a swarm of bees, and carrying him down a hillside. Another person was seen hosing down the area to keep the bees away. Rescuers in orange overalls were also seen inside a vehicle, trying to kill the bees by squashing them against windows, using a blanket and rags. In a similar accident in 2006, bees repeatedly stung the two drivers of a truck that carried beehives which overturned on a road in central Turkey. Police, firefighters and journalists who went to the scene were also attacked.

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