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15,000 crabs escape overturned truck near Irish village

Rob Beschizza
Jan 19, 2026
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The Donegal Daily reports that 15,000 brown crabs escaped an overturned truck near Radcastle in Ireland, swarming around the R238 road by Lough Foyle. Donegal County Council “immediately closed the road to allow for a massive recovery operation,” writes Stephen Maguire, which saw 95% of the crabs rounded up in 18 hours.

The crabs were valued at abou…

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