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sl8

(13,883 posts)
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 06:48 AM Apr 24

Runaway horses filmed running in central London

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68887800

Four injured after runaway military horses bolted in central London
(video, photos at link. Contains upsetting scenes)

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By Liz Jackson, BBC News

Four people have been taken to hospital after seven runaway military horses raced through central London, some colliding with traffic.

Video on social media shows a grey and a black horse running through Aldwych with blood on its chest and legs.

The injured, including army personnel, were treated in Buckingham Palace Road, Belgrave Square, and the junction between Chancery Lane and Fleet Street.

The Army said the "working horses" had been recovered and returned to camp.

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Runaway horses filmed running in central London (Original Post) sl8 Apr 24 OP
Where is the cowboy... multigraincracker Apr 24 #1
They grew up to be coprolite Apr 24 #2
London horses: Two in serious condition after bolting sl8 Apr 25 #3

sl8

(13,883 posts)
3. London horses: Two in serious condition after bolting
Thu Apr 25, 2024, 06:17 AM
Apr 25
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68895233

London horses: Two in serious condition after bolting

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By Jess Warren, BBC News

Two Household Cavalry horses are in a serious condition and have been operated on after they threw off their riders and raced through London.

Seven horses were spooked by a loud noise in Belgravia and four ran through the city, colliding with vehicles, including a double-decker bus and taxi.

It happened on Wednesday during a military exercise, the Army said.

Three soldiers and a cyclist were hospitalised. The soldiers are expected to fully recover, the Army said.

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