PIGS were left running loose near Kingston Bagpuize when a lorry transporting the animals overturned today.
Twelve of the 220 pigs on board the lorry, which overturned at about 12.30pm today, escaped and firefighters, including an environmental protection unit, were called to the accident at the junction of the A415 roundabout and the A420 Oxford to Swindon road.
The driver of the lorry was treated by ambulance staff at the scene for minor injuries and fire crews were trying to stem the flow of diesel leaking on to the road.
The pigs remain on the run.
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