Traffic comes to halt after car knocks down horse in Nashik

Nashik: A five-year-old horse died in a collision with a cart at the Trimbak Naka junction of the city around 2.30pm on Friday.

The Sarkarwada police have detained the driver and confiscated the car. A case is likely to be registered.

The horse was galloping and two people on a bike were taking the horse, via a rope around horse’s neck, on the Trimbak Road.

While they were crossing the junction, a car coming from the Mumbai Naka towards the CBS struck the horse.

The horse’s throat got slit in the collision. A limb of the horse got broken in the collision and due to persistent bleeding, it died on the spot.

The accident led to a traffic jam at the junction only to be restored later.

The police said they were taking the statements of the driver and biker duo. The police would also check if the signal was green or red for the car.

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