A driver crashed into a house in Buena Park, California – but the accident wasn’t the reason they sought medical attention.
They were bees.
According to an Instagram post shared by the Buena Park Police Department, “10. August 2024 at around 12:15pm, officers responded to a traffic collision between a vehicle and a home… a bee hive was also damaged and the occupants were not happy. ”
The post reported that the bees “savagely attacked the driver who was taken to the hospital with several stings after OCFA [Orange County Fire Authority] cooled the bees with soap and water.”
In police department video, the front end of a silver Infiniti G35 sports car appears embedded in a corner wall below a now-destroyed window — and a swarm of bees is visible above the car.
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The police department even added a bee emoji and a bee-themed soundtrack.
“So the driver destroyed 2 houses,” one commenter noted.
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In the next shot, members of the fire department are shown spraying the scene with water.
While it was unclear whether the driver had an allergic reaction to the bee stings, the Mayo Clinic notes that “multiple stings…can be a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment.”
Firefighters spray the hive.
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As the Cleveland Clinic adds: “Bees are harmless insects unless they feel threatened. Bees use their sting to defend themselves and protect their hive. A bee can sting you if you disturb it” — and the cause is stated as “disturbance of its hive or nest”.
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While police note that “no one was injured as a result of the crash”— that may not include the bees.
“Soap and water kills them,” he said Las Vegas Review-Journal he says.
“Soap and water are used to kill bees when they attack house walls, block walls or watering boxes.
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