Workers recapture 15,000 crabs ‘making bid for freedom’ after truck entered ditch

Crashed truck releases 15,000 live crabs next to road

A recovery crew was summoned to an Irish road when a truck carrying up to 15,000 crabs crashed into a ditch and set the crustaceans free.

Donegal: 15,000 crabs recovered after lorry tips in Inishowen field

Thousands of crabs bound for Portugal spilled out of containers after the crash in Redcastle, County Donegal, on Monday.

Workers retrieve 15,000 crabs after truck enters ditch

A team of workers managed to save a huge consignment of live crabs which escaped from a truck into a Co Donegal field after it ended up in a ditch yesterday morning.

'The Crate Escape' - Crab chaos in Donegal as 15,000 run free after lorry spill

Up to 15,000 live crabs worth about €60,000 were rescued after escaping into a Donegal field when a lorry spilled its cargo.

15,000 crabs that escaped from truck in Donegal fail in ‘bid for freedom’

The crab were bound for shops and restaurants in Portugal.

Workers recapture 15,000 crabs ‘making bid for freedom’ after truck entered ditch

Haul worth €60,000 spilled into Co Donegal field