Pony killed by car on Roger Penny Way in New Forest
Police have re-issued a plea to keep livestock safe
Last updated 12th Dec 2021
Another animal has been killed by a car travelling on Roger Penny Way at Godshill on Friday night (9th December.)
Police say the car travelling towards Cadnam was distracted by headlights of an on coming vehicle and then collided with a pony.
The pony went over the roof and was killed outright.
The couple in the car survived without any injuries whilst the vehicle was written off.
SAFETY PLEA: Be more aware of livestock
Police have re-issued a safety please to keep animals in the New Forest safe.
Livestock can be hard to see but they have a right of way in the National Park and are drawn to roads and verges.
No matter how experienced a driver extra caution on rural road's will reduce risk and improve safety for everyone.
Drivers should slow down to 10 miles an hour leaving a 2 metre gap while passing livestock on the road.
The highway code is being updated to give more information to improve road safety around wild horses and cattle, which can be found here.
Ringwood Police say: "In this case the driver remained at scene, reported immediately to police and correctly provided details to agister. Sadly not all drivers are like this with hit and run collisions leaving animals suffering to find out you responsibilities if involved in a collision visit The Verderers here
"Who will give rewards of up to ÂŁ5000 for information leading to convictions of motorists involved in hit and run collisions.
"Importantly to get help quick especially in rural locations use What Three Words to tell emergency services exactly where you are ."