Pigs make a dash for it after truck crash

More than 150 pigs made a dash for freedom after the truck they were travelling in overturned near Ashburton this morning.

The pigs roamed free on State Highway 1 just south of Rangitata, but quick action from those first on the scene and local farmers saw all of the pigs rounded up quickly.

Several pigs injured in the crash had to be put down.

- nzpa