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Five horses die running loose on roads: Co. Durham
(DL14 - Thursday, 3 June, 2010)

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Five horses have died after running loose on roads including the A1(M) in County Durham.

Police said 19 horses escaped from a field next to stables in Nunstainton near Bishop Auckland just after midnight last night (1 June) when a gate was apparently forced and left open.

Three of the animals died after being hit by vehicles and one was injured and later put down.

Thirteen of the animals were found and returned to the stables, and two others were found later in a field.

The incident happened on the A1M near junction 60 and the nearby A689 and there were"multiple" calls from motorists.

The motorway between junction 60 and junction 61 was closed for four hours.

At 4.45am, in a separate incident, a horse believed to be owned by a travelling family was in collision with a car in Tindale Crescent, St Helens, Bishop Auckland, and had to be put down.

An inquiry has started and anyone with information is urged to contact Durham Police on 0345 6060365

Tindale Crescent
St Helens
Bishop Auckland
North Yorkshire
DL14

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