A horse needed to be put down after a significant collision through which a driver and passenger had been severely injured.
Hertfordshire Constabulary is interesting for witnesses, info and dash-cam footage regarding the incident, on the A602 early on Friday morning (18 August).
A spokesman for the power mentioned the incident occurred at about 4.12 am on the westbound carriageway in Little Wymondley.
“A taxi was travelling alongside the highway when it reportedly collided with a horse that had escaped a close-by discipline,” the spokesman mentioned.
“The driving force was taken to hospital with life-threatening accidents, whereas the passenger was taken to hospital with severe, non-life-changing accidents.
“The horse was sadly put to sleep on the scene.”
Sergeant Dan Newton, from the Hertfordshire Constabulary highway policing unit, mentioned enquiries are persevering with and officers are interesting for info.
“In case you had been travelling within the space on the time and had a dash-cam fitted, please verify it as you’ll have some essential info to help our enquiries,” he mentioned.
“I might additionally wish to thank the general public’s persistence because the highway remained closed for a number of hours whereas our officers carried out essential work on the scene.”
Info will be submitted on-line, by talking to the power communications room by way of net chat or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 41/66229/23.
Studies can be made in confidence by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by way of the untraceable on-line kind.
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