JASPER, Mississippi — The Jasper County Sheriff's Department says that three monkeys are on the loose after a truck crash on I-59 in Mississippi.

The crash happened Tuesday, Oct. 28, when a truck carrying rhesus monkeys from Tulane University overturned.

Deputies say the truck driver warned them the monkeys were dangerous and could pose a threat to humans.

"We took the appropriate actions after being given that information from the person transporting the monkeys," the Jasper County Sheriff's Department stated.

Tulane University later released a statement saying the rhesus monkeys “are not infectious.”

University officials were able to enter the truck after the crash and confirmed that three monkeys remain missing.

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks assiste

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