Traffic flowing again after runaway horse used motorway near Rugby like "personal race track"
By Lucie Green
Published 2nd Jul 2025, 11:42 BST
Updated 2nd Jul 2025, 11:48 BST
Police in Rugby were called to a runaway horse on the motorway this morning (Wednesday).
Traffic on the M69 is now flowing again after officers bribed the horse with bread.
A spokesman for Rugby Police said: “Just another Wednesday morning commute… a horse decided the M69 southbound was its personal race track today!
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Hide Ad"Thankfully, it is safely back in its field (bribed with bread, no less! ) and traffic is flowing again.
“Thank you to officers and members of the public who helped wrangle our equine friend. Never a dull moment on our roads… #HorseOnTheLoose #TrafficReport #UnexpectedCommute.”
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