Overview
- The trailer carrying 80 pigs toppled on a field path in the Eberstadt district on Sunday evening.
- Five pigs died at the scene, and an on-call veterinary officer euthanized eight more due to severe injuries.
- The driver was not injured, according to police in Gießen.
- Several animals escaped after the rollover; firefighters helped recapture them and crews built a temporary pen with ladders.
- The surviving pigs were held in the pen and later loaded into a replacement transporter, with no significant traffic disruptions reported.