Three monkeys remain at large after truck crash in Mississippi released 21 primates from Tulane University research program allegedly funded by NIH, sparking public safety concerns.

A truck transporting monkeys associated with Tulane University crashed, prompting law enforcement to take "appropriate action" based on what it was initially told, sheriff's officials said.

In the week that's passed since the crash involving 21 monkeys in Jasper County, WDAM 7 has obtained new details about the crash and what followed.

But in the days since the monkeys escaped, authorities have left questions about the crash largely unanswered. It's still unclear where the monkeys were headed and why some of them had to be killed, and the agencies involved have largely shut out attempts to get more information.

Descendants of theme-park escapees, a population of rhesus macaques in a Florida state park may soon double in size—a recipe for trouble.

However, the initial reports that they were dangerous and infected have turned out to be false. A truck carrying Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University crashed on I-59 in Jasper County, Mississippi, about 75 miles east of Jackson, NBC News reports.

A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set free.

PreLabs, LLC, released a statement to WDAM 7 confirming that a transport vehicle was transporting monkeys that they owned. According to PreLabs, the monkeys “were being lawfully transported in compliance with all federal and state regulations to a licensed research facility.”