Over three dozen hogs died in an accident in a semi accident in Buchanan County. The accident happened Wednesday at the intersection of two county roads southwest of Lamont. A semi driven by Delbert Hettinger of Aurora was attempting to make a turn and rolled over onto its side. There were 190 hogs weighing about 250 pounds each. Thirty-nine hogs died in the accident, and the rest had to be transferred to other vehicles Hettinger was not injured, but his truck suffered 35-thousand dollars damage.
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