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| Bus driver helps rescue sheep from busy Sussex road | Bus driver helps rescue sheep from busy Sussex road |
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| Martine Patey took the sheep she found on the busy A27 on board her bus to safety | Martine Patey took the sheep she found on the busy A27 on board her bus to safety |
| A bus driver rescued a sheep from a busy dual carriageway on her first day behind the wheel. | A bus driver rescued a sheep from a busy dual carriageway on her first day behind the wheel. |
| Martine Patey, a rail replacement driver, spotted the animal on the A27 near Brighton as she took passengers to Eastbourne. | Martine Patey, a rail replacement driver, spotted the animal on the A27 near Brighton as she took passengers to Eastbourne. |
| She said the animal was "causing havoc for passing cars" and "running all over the road". | She said the animal was "causing havoc for passing cars" and "running all over the road". |
| With the help of two motorists, she managed to get it onto the bus and to safety. | With the help of two motorists, she managed to get it onto the bus and to safety. |
| "It was difficult to catch, but then it slipped just in front of me and I was able to get hold of it and to use my handbag strap like a lasso," she said. | "It was difficult to catch, but then it slipped just in front of me and I was able to get hold of it and to use my handbag strap like a lasso," she said. |
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| "Two other motorists had stopped to help and together we were able to hold onto it until the police arrived." | "Two other motorists had stopped to help and together we were able to hold onto it until the police arrived." |
| The sheep had a brief trip on the bus, after the police asking Ms Patey to take it back to a local farm. | The sheep had a brief trip on the bus, after the police asking Ms Patey to take it back to a local farm. |
| The bus then resumed its journey to Eastbourne, arriving only one minute late. | The bus then resumed its journey to Eastbourne, arriving only one minute late. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Eastbourne | Eastbourne |
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