Piglets Get Loose After Truck Overturns in Xenia, Ohio

— -- Hundreds of piglets got loose Monday after a tractor trailer that was carrying them overturned in Ohio, according to a published report.

According to ABC affiliate WCPO, the truck overturned around 7:30 p.m. on Route 35.

ABC News confirmed that of the 2,200 piglets on board, at least 200 got loose, according to the Xenia Police Department. The piglets were later recovered, authorities said.

About 400 of the piglets died at the scene.

The driver of the truck was uninjured, but the passenger was hospitalized, according to WCPO.