A 30-year-old trucker that rolled a vehicle loaded with piglets Monday morning near Mattawa has been charged with careless driving.
It carries a fine of $490 and six demerit points.
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The 9:30 a.m., accident sent piglets dashing for freedom as local volunteers tried to round them up and find homes. Some are still missing.
North Bay OPP say the single commercial vehicle rollover occurred, on Highway 533, in an Unorganized Township, in the Nipissing District.
"The commercial vehicle was travelling south bound on the highway, hauling a trailer of livestock, being pigs, and rolled over into the ditch. The driver was the only occupant and received no injuries," says Constable Robert Lewis.
The highway was closed in both directions for approximately three hours, to allow the removal of the vehicle from the ditch.
The driver, from Airdrie, Alberta was not named by police, was served a Provincial Offence Notice.
