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Horses loose in London latest: Runaway horses spooked by noise, Army says - BBC News Horses loose in London latest: Blood on road and smashed vehicles after horses tear through city - BBC News
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Grace Whitaker, 23, had just got off a bus on her way to work when she saw several emergency services vehicles near Victoria Station. Michael Sheils McNamee
“I saw about five fire engines, six ambulances," she says. Live reporter, Limehouse
“I saw one of the horses that was involved, saw some members of the army. It was quite the scene with lots of emergency services around putting up cordons. Shortly before midday, clean-up workers from TFL arrived at the scene in Limehouse where two horses were recovered.
“One of the black horses was there. I thought maybe it was a police horse that had come to attend to the scene but obviously I now know it was one of the horses that had escaped. One of the men said they had also attended the scene where a different horse crashed into a tour bus in central
“There was a blue tent around what I assume was an injured person. London.
“I saw what looked like a taxi van that had damage to it, a smashed window. I think everyone’s immediate impression was that somebody had been hit by a car. We were quite surprised when we realised it was to do with horses.” He explained that they normally attend other types of traffic accidents.
Some residents nearby said they heard disruption outside but did not think the horse had been in
distress.
One woman and her granddaughter, who did not want to be named, said
they saw the ambulances and crew arrive to retrieve the horses - but there were
no obvious signs of distress.
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