Horse on the loose closes motorway

A picture of the horse behind a crash barrier and a man wearing a hi-vis jacket on the other side of the barrier to the side of the motorway.Image source, Mandy Stevens
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The M4 was closed between junction 12 and 13 from about 10:00

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A horse on the loose shut a motorway for about an hour.

National Highways said the animal caused a "significant safety risk" on the M4 between junctions 12 at Theale and 13 at Chieveley Interchange in Berkshire from about 10:00 GMT.

It fully reopened the motorway at about 11:00 after the horse was safely moved away.

A picture from the scene showed the horse behind a crash barrier as a worker stood on the other side of it.

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