Alpacas escape on to A1307 at Hemingford Abbots

The animals were on the westbound stretch of the road, known locally as the old A14

Drivers did a double-take when a herd of alpacas escaped from a farm and wandered across a dual carriageway, holding up traffic.

The animals were spotted on the A1307 in Cambridgeshire, near the Hemingford Abbots turn-off, at about 13:55 BST.

Cathy Booty was being driven by husband Richard when they spotted "about 20-plus" alpacas in the road.

"They scarpered back off the road" when a woman got out of her car and started walking slowly towards them, she said.

Mrs Booty, of Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, said she called the police to warn them about the escape.

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"My husband was worried they'd jump the reservation and join the other carriageway," she said.

"Some people were driving slowly through the herd, although they are heavy animals and they could cause some damage.

"It looks like their field was adjacent to the road. They had come a decent distance from the field to find their way to the road."

Cambridgeshire Police confirmed officers were called at 13:55 but by the time a patrol got the site, the alpacas' "farmer had scooped them up".

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