Police closed the road for three hours after a horse was hit on the A47 at Wisbech (Image: Archant)
A horse died after horses ran onto the A47 at Wisbech when they broke loose from a field.
One of the animals was hit by a Transit van.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: “We were called at about 6.30am on Sunday to the A47 at Elm Hall, Wisbech.
“One horse had been hit by a vehicle and a further six were on the road.
“Officers moved the horses back into a field. The road was closed for about three hours while this took place and the deceased horse was removed from the road.”
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