Lorry and car drivers escape injury after hitting horses loose on A41

Police said the A41 at Rosehill was closed near the junction with Rose Hill Road. Photo: Google

The drivers of a DPD lorry and a Volvo car escaped injury after they collided with the animals on the A41 at Rosehill, near Market Drayton, at around 4.45am, prompting the closure of the road.

Police and ambulance were called out, with the latter stood down before they arrived at the scene.

West Mercia Police announced shortly after 5.15am that the road was closed near the junction with Rose Hill Road, but was reopened at around 7am.

A spokesman for the force said: "At around 4.45am this morning (Wednesday 12 April) we responded to a report of a collision involving a car and three horses at the A41 at Rosehill.

Sadly the three horses died as a result of the collision."

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service added: "We were called at 5.14am to a road traffic collision involving a car and a lorry that had been involved in a collision with horses on Rosehill, Market Drayton in Shropshire.

"Prior to our arrival, we were stood down as our assistance was no longer required."