Newmarket Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I see this evening a horse truck has overturned carrying 7 horses down south. Anyone got any updates, very sad for all concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Horses rescued after truck rolls north of Dunedin Police redirect traffic on SH1 at Evansdale. PHOTO: Gerard O'Brien Seven horses have been rescued from a truck which rolled - injuring two people - on Dunedin's Northern Motorway this evening. Emergency services spent more than two hours working to free the animals after a horse truck rolled on SH1 between near Evansdale at about 6.10pm. By 9pm all seven horses had been rescued and were all able to stand, a police spokesman said. He said some of the horses appeared to have minor injuries but the extent was ‘‘yet to be determined’’. Two people hurt when the truck rolled were taken to hospital by ambulance with moderate injuries, police said in a statement. "Seven horses are on board and a vet has been called out to assist with their recovery," the statement said. Working with the vet, emergency services had freed five of the seven horses by 8pm. All horses removed from the vehicle were harnessed and appeared to be calm. The road, which had been closed at the scene as both lanes were blocked, was due to reopen to traffic shortly after 9pm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Police redirect traffic on SH1 at Evansdale. PHOTO: Gerard O'Brien Seven horses have been rescued from a truck which rolled - injuring two people - on Dunedin's Northern Motorway this evening. Emergency services spent more than two hours working to free the animals after a horse truck rolled on SH1 between near Evansdale at about 6.10pm. By 9pm all seven horses had been rescued and were all able to stand, a police spokesman said. He said some of the horses appeared to have minor injuries but the extent was ‘‘yet to be determined’’. Two people hurt when the truck rolled were taken to hospital by ambulance with moderate injuries, police said in a statement. "Seven horses are on board and a vet has been called out to assist with their recovery," the statement said. Working with the vet, emergency services had freed five of the seven horses by 8pm. All horses removed from the vehicle were harnessed and appeared to be calm. The road, which had been closed at the scene as both lanes were blocked, was due to reopen to traffic shortly after 9pm.
nod Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Pitmans truck -hope all O K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 The car must have been travelling at break neck speed to tip a truck with 7 horses over. Occupants on the whole must have been pretty lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Special Agent said: The car must have been travelling at break neck speed to tip a truck with 7 horses over. Occupants on the whole must have been pretty lucky. Oh. Was there a car involved? Didn't see anything about that. Edited December 26, 2022 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, curious said: Edited December 26, 2022 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honestjohn Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Hope everyone is safe. Reminds me of Pete and Margo's crash. Reckless drivers? Hj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Best wishes to Pitman and his staff, hope all are ok, terrible thing to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 my understanding(and is an understanding - I haven't talked to anyone directly involved) is the hospitalisation thing is a bit of an exaggeration. Apparently humans and horses were OK(But I bet they got a fright!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 No like the media to exaggerate news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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