Highway 99 in California turned into a ‘B’ road quite literally last month, when a lorry carrying crates of bees shed its load. Up to 12 million bees escaped from the special carrying cases and swarmed over the area causing traffic chaos. In scenes befitting of a horror movie, the bees stung police officers, fire men and tow truck drivers trying to clear the accident near Sacramento. Police were eventually able to restore order with the assistance of local beekeepers.