Dead horse found on side of busy city road

A road through a residential area leads down to some traffic lights, which are on green as a white car cuts across the junction coming from the opposite direction. There is a side road to the left shortly before the junction, and a right turning to a sports club. There are a lot of trees surrounding the roads.Google

The body of the horse was discovered on Painswick Road on Saturday afternoon

A dead horse has been found on the side of a busy city road.

Gloucestershire Police said officers were called to the B4073 Painswick Road in Gloucester at about 13:40 BST on Saturday.

The force said its officers had been at the scene to remove the horse from the road and out of public view.

"Officers are in attendance and work is ongoing to identify the owner," Gloucestershire Police said.

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