Horse killed in crash on village road
A HORSE has been killed in a collision with a car on the main road through Penclawdd.
South Wales Police said they were called to the incident near the Royal Oak Pub, where one horse had been fatally injured and a second had to be humanely destroyed due to the severity of its injuries.
The 55-year-old female driver of the blue Ford Focus involved in the collision was unhurt but badly shaken by the incident.
Penclawdd resident David Williams, 50, said: "I didn't see it but I heard the bang and went out to see what was going on.
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"The horse was in a pretty bad way and the woman was still in her car with a smashed-in windscreen, she was very upset."
He added the ambulance response to the incident had been fantastic, arriving within five minutes.
Residents said the horses were likely to be marsh ponies that frequently grazed on the marshland of the Loughor Estuary, which is common land frequently used by livestock owners. They have been known to come up into the village at extremely high tides and collisions with cars are fairly common.
"Our out of hours animal wardens attended the incident and we will be scanning the animals for identification chips that can help us locate the owner," said a Swansea Council spokesman.
Andrew Spowart, 59, also a resident of Penclawdd, said: "It's pretty upsetting to see a dead horse outside your house."
"One way incidents like this could be reduced is to have more signs letting people know there are horses about," he added.
"Maybe even an electronic sign that flashed up at particularly high tides, although I don't know if the council would be able to do that."
Residents said a similar accident happened about a year ago on the same stretch of road.
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Comments
by lissette
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 6:42PM
“i am not being funny or anything, but, how can you miss a horse or even 2 for that matter. Sounds to me the lady wasnt concentrating properly. Anyone who is used to the roads in that area knows not to drive fast or lose concentration.”
by Vanahorses
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:25AM
“The COUNCIL must introduce speed restrictions on this road to limit the speed drivers can travel as it is only a matter of time that these many 'incidents' cause the death of a human, let alone many more horses. From what we have been told - there were TWO horses killed, one left to wait for over an HOUR for a vet to arrive and was suffering the most horrific injuries and agony. Not acceptable!
We fail to call these 'accidents' as the drivers are not speeding by accident, it is deliberate and therefore should be held accountable for all incidents that occur - regardless of who or what they hit!
The COUNCIL must also look at restricting the movement of any livestock onto any public highway to protect their safety from dangerous and reckless drivers PLUS ensure ALL the horses are microchipped and actually enforce the law for those who are not.
Multi-level issues of a lot of failings. All avoidable and preventable, not least by the control of speeding. Will hitting and killing a child be the cost too late to make these changes?? We wonder!
http://tinyurl.com/7pwygrq”
by sparrowhawk
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 1:00PM
“My 15yr old daughter happened to be staying with a friend that night and found the hole event very distressing, as you can imagine. She informed me that the injured horse had a severed leg. It was unable to be put out of its misery for almost an hour.
These marsh ponies are not pets, they are farmed for meat. Why are these horses not microchipped? If the owners are making money out of their skins surely they should be made accountable for their welfare and the damage they cause?”
by gowerati
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 10:45AM
“This accident happened on the bend outside the Pink Cottages ion the main road through Penclawdd, numerous accidents have happened here. This is manily due to drivers travelling too fast and home owners parking their cars on the road, which greatly restricts the width and visibility. I use this road on most days and have had many 'near misses' there. Isn't it time that this bend became a no parking area before there is another death, next time it might not be horses but a person that gets killed.”