28 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45
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IN PICS: Bulls roam free on Spain’s A-3 motorway in Valencia after transport truck overturns

Escaped bull on the A-3
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A GROUP of bulls managed to escape from their transport truck on Monday, after the vehicle suffered an accident on the A-3 motorway near Buñol in Valencia. 

Local firefighters confirmed to news agency Europa Press that the animals got free from the transport at around 11.30am after it tipped over. 

They entered the motorway after having run up and down the adjacent service road. 

The incident caused tailbacks of up to two kilometres on the A-3, while the incident was resolved. 

Fire crews and the Civil Guard attended the scene of the accident, which fortunately did not see anyone trapped inside the truck.

The escaped bulls were recovered and put onto a replacement truck but some of died as a result of the accident.

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Simon Hunter

Simon Hunter has been living in Madrid since the year 2000 and has worked as a journalist and translator practically since he arrived. For 16 years he was at the English Edition of Spanish daily EL PAÍS, editing the site from 2014 to 2022, and is currently one of the Spain reporters at The Times. He is also a voice actor, and can be heard telling passengers to "mind the gap" on Spain's AVLO high-speed trains.

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