| Man rescued as car hits buffalo (named William Shakespeare) | | Print | |
| 09/06/07 | |
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Firefighters cut a 19-year-old man free from his car after it crashed into a water buffalo in south Cumbria.
Police said the privately-owned buffalo, known locally as William Shakespeare, died at the scene. It had escaped from a nearby field. The driver, from Barrow, was taken to Furness General Hospital and treated for minor injuries. Two other cars, a Ford Focus and a Nissan Micra, collided after swerving to avoid the buffalo and the Fiat. Police investigation The Nissan's two occupants were taken to hospital where the female passenger was treated for whiplash. A Cumbria Police spokesman said the buffalo had escaped from the field on previous occasions. Source - BBC |

















