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Loose horses killed in lorry crash

Federica Bedendo
BBC News, North East and Cumbria
Google The A19 road, a dual carriageway with two lanes either side of a narrow central reservation. There are trees and lampposts bordering the road. In the distance, two cars are travelling in opposite directions.Google
The horses were struck first by an HGV and then a car on the A19 in Teesside

Two loose horses died when they were hit by a lorry on a major trunk road.

The animals were hit by the truck on the A19 southbound west of Hartlepool at about 04:00 GMT on Friday. Shortly afterwards their bodies were hit again by a BMW.

The car driver was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees to be checked, Cleveland Police said, and the vehicle was "significantly damaged".

The road was closed for several hours between the A179 at Sheraton and the A689 at Wolviston.

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