Overview

• A motorist reported the sheep around 3:45 a.m. after spotting it on the B471 toward Ismaning.
• The animal ran onto the A9 northbound near Garching, where patrols located and escorted it.
• Officers closed the northbound lanes and diverted vehicles at the Garching-Süd interchange.
• A nearby shepherdess caught the sheep and removed it from the motorway, allowing traffic to resume after roughly 60 minutes.
• Police reported no acute danger to opposing traffic and said the animal’s origin remains unclear, with no evidence of an escaped herd.