Monkeys leaving Tulane University's primate research center on the northshore on Tuesday were captured and killed after they escaped a transport truck that crashed on Interstate 59 in Mississippi, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.

The truck flipped near mile marker 117, allowing some of the monkeys to escape. The Sheriff's Department did not say how many monkeys escaped or how many were "destroyed," though some that were unable to break free from their cages will be returned to Tulane's research center.

One monkey remained on the loose as of 2 p.m., officials said.

The Rhesus monkeys weigh about 40 pounds and "are aggressive to humans," Sheriff's Department officials said, adding that an "animal disposal" company and Mississippi Wildlife and Fisheries were on scene Tu

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