Police were called in to shoot pigs injured in a fire on an animal trailer in northern England today.
About 200 pigs were being carried on a motorway near Durham when a tyre blew out. A fire broke out on the three-tiered vehicle, injuring the animals inside.
Three pigs had to be shot after a vet was unable to reach the animals, and 16 pigs were put down.
The driver was unhurt.