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| Man rescued as car hits buffalo | Man rescued as car hits buffalo |
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| Firefighters cut a 19-year-old man free from his car after it crashed into a water buffalo in south Cumbria. | Firefighters cut a 19-year-old man free from his car after it crashed into a water buffalo in south Cumbria. |
| The Fiat Punto hit the large animal on the A590, near Dalton-in-Furness, on Monday night. | The Fiat Punto hit the large animal on the A590, near Dalton-in-Furness, on Monday night. |
| Police said the privately owned buffalo, known locally as William Shakespeare, died at the scene. It had escaped from a nearby field. | Police said the privately owned buffalo, known locally as William Shakespeare, died at the scene. It had escaped from a nearby field. |
| The driver, from Barrow, was taken to Furness General Hospital and treated for minor injuries. | The driver, from Barrow, was taken to Furness General Hospital and treated for minor injuries. |
| Two other cars, a Ford Focus and a Nissan Micra, collided after swerving to avoid the buffalo and the Fiat. | Two other cars, a Ford Focus and a Nissan Micra, collided after swerving to avoid the buffalo and the Fiat. |
| Police investigation | Police investigation |
| The Nissan's two occupants were taken to hospital where the female passenger was treated for whiplash. | |
| A Cumbria Police spokesman said the buffalo had escaped from the field on previous occasions. | A Cumbria Police spokesman said the buffalo had escaped from the field on previous occasions. |
| He said: "A water buffalo named William Shakespeare, who was very well known in the area, tragically sustained fatal injuries in the collision and died at the scene. | He said: "A water buffalo named William Shakespeare, who was very well known in the area, tragically sustained fatal injuries in the collision and died at the scene. |
| "Its owner is from the Walney area and it is believed to have escaped before. | "Its owner is from the Walney area and it is believed to have escaped before. |
| "There will be a normal police investigation into the collision." | "There will be a normal police investigation into the collision." |