Tragedy after six horses escape onto M18 in South Yorkshire
By Claire Lewis
Published 20th Feb 2022, 13:20 BST
The M18 was closed earlier when a horse was killed in a collision with a vehicle on the motorway.
The horse was one of six reported to be loose on the M18 by junction 6, near Thorne, Doncaster, at around 1.20am.
South Yorkshire Police said officers were deployed and managed to get five of the horses to safety in a nearby field.
But one of the horses had been hit by a vehicle earlier and had already died.
Enquires are ongoing to locate the owners of the horses.