Horse dies after collision with a car on Doncaster country road

A horse has died following a serious collision with a car on a Doncaster country road over the weekend.

Police were called at 6.37pm on Saturday night to North Common Road between Thorne and Moorends following reports of a serious collision between a car and a horse.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “On arrival officers discovered a horse badly injured in the road. It died a short time later.

“The driver of the car was uninjured in the incident.”