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Five sheep die in road collision

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The sheep were killed on the Auchmuir Bridge to Ballingry Road

A motorist is recovering from shock after accidently hitting and killing five sheep while driving in Fife.

The man was driving around a blind bend on the Auchmuir Bridge to Ballingry Road when he struck the group of sheep.

The incident happened at about 0830 BST. The man who was driving a Vauxhall Vectra was uninjured.

A Fife Constabulary spokesman said: "This is an unusual accident for so many animals to have been struck at the same time. The driver is very shocked."



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