UPDATE: 06/18/2026, 4:35 PM — A tractor-trailer hauling bees overturned on the Yellowstone stretch of US-191, sending an estimated 250 million bees loose and stinging a Gallatin County sheriff's deputy.
A semi carrying bees tipped over on the Yellowstone stretch of US-191 on Tuesday. A Gallatin County sheriff's deputy received 9 stings while directing traffic around the crash scene.
Abram Antonucci was sitting in the line of stopped traffic waiting to pass when he had his window down — that soon changed. He was not stung.
Cleanup in the area continues, as does the attempted rescue of an estimated more than 250 million bees on the loose.
WATCH: Semi carrying bees overturns on US-191, sending 250 million bees loose
Abram Antonucci was driving from Bozeman to West Yellowstone on Tuesday when he was stopped by a flagger on the stretch of Highway 191 that runs through Yellowstone National Park.
He said he was stopped for about 20 minutes before being allowed through.
That's when he snapped photos of the scene. A truck carrying bees had tipped over, sending bees buzzing across the road and spreading honey across the pavement.
Antonucci quickly rolled up his window, but a few bees entered his car. He was able to shoo the bees out without getting stung.
