The primates broke free during a truck crash in Mississippi and were later euthanized after the driver told authorities they were infectious

Police in the US state of Mississippi have tracked down and killed several research monkeys after they escaped from an overturned truck on Tuesday.

A group of research monkeys on the loose in the US state of Mississippi have been tracked down and killed after the truck carrying them overturned on Tuesday. The primates were euthanized because the truck driver erroneously told police they were infected with diseases such as Covid and posed a danger to humans.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department stated on…

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