Driver 'Savagely' Attacked by Bees After Crashing into Their Hive — and a House

Mar. 15, 2025

A car crashed into a California home and disturbed a beehive, whose residents attacked the driver.Photo:Buena Park Police Department/Instagram

Buena Park Police Department/Instagram

A driver crashed into a home in Buena Park, Calif. — but it wasn’t the accident that caused them to seek medical care.

It wasbees.

In the police department’s video, the front end of a silver Infiniti G35 sports car appears embedded in a corner wall underneath 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 bee-themed soundtrack to the video.

“So the driver destroyed 2 homes,” observed one commenter.

In the next shot, members of the fire department are shown spraying down the scene with water.

Although it was not clear if the driver had anallergic reactionto the bee stings, theMayo Clinicdoes note that “Multiple stings…can be a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment.”

The fire department sprays down the beehive.Buena Park Police Department/Instagram

As theCleveland Clinicadds, “Bees are harmless insects unless they feel threatened. Bees use their stinger to defend themselves and protect their hive. A bee can sting you if you bother it” — and “disturbing its hive or nest” is listed as a cause.

While the police note that “Nobody was injured as a result of the collision”— that may not include the bees.

“Soap and water kill them,” theLas Vegas Review-Journalsays.

“Soap and water are used to kill bees when they have invaded home walls,block wallsor irrigation boxes.

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source: people.com