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Horse in A23 drama
Firefighters faced a rescue with a difference tonight when a horse in transit broke free and kicked its way into the front cab of its horsebox.
Firefighters faced a rescue with a difference tonight when a horse in transit broke free and kicked its way into the front cab of its horsebox.
Its groom was also kicked as he was trying to calm the animal and had to be taken to hospital via ambulance with a suspected head injury.
The unusual drama began just after 4:15pm on the northbound carriageway of A23 near Bolney.
The horse - a 2 year old colt – became trapped after kicking its way out of the rear section and getting stuck in the front cab and accommodation section.
The startled driver and groom stopped immediately and called the emergency services.
The groom, a male believed to be in his 30's, stayed in the cab but had to pulled free by the firefighters after being struck in the head by the kicking horse.
The A23 was temporarily closed over fears the startled horse would break free and bolt across the busy road putting other road users in danger.
The animal was sedated by a vet and firefighters from Crawley and the West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service's Technical Rescue Unit had to cut away the rear of the horse transporter to allow space for the colt to be freed.
It was eventually freed at 6:15pm and appeared to have suffered no serious injury.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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