This is the frantic moment locals battled to scoop up two tonnes of fish to save them from dying on the road after a delivery truck overturned.<br /><br />The lorry was driving to shops after a rain storm when it slipped on the wet road and overturned in Krabi, southern Thailand last Sunday (November 3).<br /><br />The vehicle was carrying 4,400 lbs (2.2 tonnes) of cat fish which were spilled onto the road along with ice and water.<br /><br />Locals gathered as many as they could and put them in a bucket while waiting for the emergency services to arrive.<br /><br />Onlooker Khun Surapong was impressed by the kindness of residents who came to help because no one stole the fish.<br /><br />He said: "I heard the loud noise from the crash and when I came, I saw hundreds of fish on the road. People were trying to pick them up.<br /><br />"I thought they were going to grab some fish for themselves but they picked up the fish and put it in the basket to save them from dying.<br /><br />"There were some fish that died but everybody tried their hardest to save as many as they could.<br /><br />Firefighters cleaned the road to prevent further accidents.
