Truck Flips; Penguins, Fish Aboard It Killed

Twenty-one penguins were rescued on a sunbaked highway after a truck carrying the wildlife to a temporary home in Galveston overturned, state police said.

Four penguins and some exotic fish were killed in the accident, including three penguins that were hit by passing motorists. “The rest of the penguins kind of stayed together in the ditch,” said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Richard Buchanan.

The truck, also carrying an octopus that was uninjured, was bound for Moody Gardens, a large aquarium and tourist facility. The penguins were to stay there while their exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo is being remodeled. The truck driver and a passenger sustained minor scratches and bruises in the crash.