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A woman has been treated in hospital after a deer ran loose in a city centre. The wild animal was seen running down the high street in Chelmsford, Essex, on Sunday, knocking over shoppers at the post-Christmas sales as it went. | A woman has been treated in hospital after a deer ran loose in a city centre. The wild animal was seen running down the high street in Chelmsford, Essex, on Sunday, knocking over shoppers at the post-Christmas sales as it went. |
A woman in her 20s was taken to the Broomfield hospital in the city after suffering cuts and bruises when the deer attempted to jump over her. | A woman in her 20s was taken to the Broomfield hospital in the city after suffering cuts and bruises when the deer attempted to jump over her. |
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We understand the deer, in its attempt to get away, barged into a number of people, sending some to the pavement. It also dazed itself when it hit a plate-glass window. | A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We understand the deer, in its attempt to get away, barged into a number of people, sending some to the pavement. It also dazed itself when it hit a plate-glass window. |
"The young woman was treated for minor facial injuries, then taken by us to Broomfield hospital." | "The young woman was treated for minor facial injuries, then taken by us to Broomfield hospital." |
Essex police said the deer was later spotted near the A12 dual carriageway. Roadblocks were set up to catch the animal but it was not seen again. | Essex police said the deer was later spotted near the A12 dual carriageway. Roadblocks were set up to catch the animal but it was not seen again. |
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