Rampage of a wild horse leaves three dead and cars damaged

Chaos broke out on the main street of Bernard Lodge in St Catherine on Friday evening when several horses escaped from nearby stables and trampled a dozen vehicles in a rampage.

The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m., left three horses dead and at least 14 vehicles seriously damaged. Fortunately, none of the passengers were seriously injured.

The horses, in a state of great panic, reportedly charged down the road, terrifying commuters.

Taxi driver Alman Harris, who operates the route from Naggo Head to Spanish Town, was one of the first to encounter the angry animals.

“I usually approach the corner carefully, and as I came into the corner I saw a lot of horses, so I stopped. Another taxi came up behind me and bumped me into the horses, and I saw everyone acting like crazy,” Harris said. The Sunday Gleaner.

He described how the horses began jumping on his car, smashing the windshield and even climbing onto the roof.

“Then I saw them running off the road into the bushes. I thought they were already gone, but they came right back out and completely destroyed a car that was parked on the side of the road. They just climbed on the car and destroyed it. A crazy thing!” he said.

Despite the horrific encounter, Harris was relieved that no one in his car was injured.

He called on the authorities to track down the owners of the horses and ensure that the affected motorists are compensated.

Another driver, Parkland Brown, reported a similar experience. He said that about seven horses attacked his vehicle.

“I stopped to see if they would pass, but they started crashing into the car. Some jumped on the hood and roof, smashing the car windows. A horse's hoof was in the car, so I leaned away to avoid getting hurt,” he said.

Brown noted that the area where the incident occurred was poorly lit and called on authorities to install street lights along the road.

“Horse owners must have control over their herd,” he added.

Robert Reynolds, another driver, described hitting one of the three dead horses on the road.

“I kept driving, saw the lights flashing and heard 'boom!' Then I realized I had hit one of the dead horses. My front bumper ripped off, but thank God it wasn't any worse,” he said.

Motorists expressed concern on Saturday as none of the farms in the area had contacted them or publicly accepted responsibility for the animals.

When The Sunday Gleaner When contacted on Saturday, operators of one of the stables in the area declined to comment on the matter as the police investigation was still ongoing.

Several calls to another stable nearby remained unanswered.

The police also remained tight-lipped and merely announced that investigations were ongoing.

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