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Eight Escaped Horses Cause Two Crashes in Bavaria, Three Dead

Police report the animals bolted during a pasture-to-stable move near Markt Erlbach on November 2.

Overview

  • Eight horses escaped from a farm in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district, triggering two separate road accidents.
  • In the first collision, a car struck three horses, killing one at the scene while a second was later euthanized, and the driver was slightly injured.
  • In a second crash, the car of a 54-year-old woman hit loose horses, killing one animal as the driver suffered a shock.
  • Owners later recaptured the remaining animals after the incidents, according to initial police information.
  • Details were published on November 3 by regional outlets citing police, who have not yet issued further investigative updates.