HORSE PUT DOWN AFTER NEW ABBEY ACCIDENT
Written by author on August 5, 2015
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a crash in which a horse was injured and had to be put down near New Abbey
Police Scotland said today that they are seeking witnesses to the road crash which happened at around 3.50pm on Monday August 3 on the A710 Dumfries – Dalbeattie coasat road at the entrance to Ardwall Mains, New Abbey, Dumfries.
At that time a silver coloured Peugeot 306 car was in collision with a horse and rider. The rider was thrown from the horse and received minor scrapes and bruising, however the horse received an injury to a leg and as a result had to be put down.
Constable Allister Queen of Police Scotland in Dumfries said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have been using the A701 near to Ardwall Mains to call us if they either witnessed the collision or indeed saw either the horse or the car prior to the crash. Police Scotland can be contacted at Dumfries through 101.”
