Holy Cow! Ap-7 Traffic Halted By Runaway Animal

The AP-7 motorway was closed for astir 40 minutes aft a calf escaped from a lorry and reached nan roadworthy adjacent Alicante.

According to Alicante City Council, nan incident began erstwhile nan animal ran from nan conveyance towards nan motorway adjacent nan Assagador roadworthy successful nan agrarian area of nan city. Traffic was halted for 40 minutes arsenic constabulary worked to incorporate nan situation, pinch nary accidents reported.

Thirteen Local Police officers, together pinch section residents, managed to intercept and restrain nan calf earlier reopening nan motorway.

After tracing nan lorry’s way astatine midday connected Saturday September 6, officers located a finca successful nan Barranco de las Ovejas area, wherever they recovered preparations nether measurement for an unauthorised bullfighting event. A mini ringing connected nan spot had been rented retired for a capea—an amateur bullfighting event—organised by a section peña (fan club).

As nan gathering did not person nan required permits, constabulary issued nan corresponding title and informed nan location police, who are responsible for specified matters and besides attended nan finca.

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