Traffic forced to ‘steer’ clear as wild bull causes M32 chaos
Authorities grab problem by the horns after roaming animal gets on to motorway
A bull on the loose caused traffic chaos when it found its way on to the M32.
The incident saw the animal find its way on to the motorway between junctions 1 and 2 near Bristol on Saturday around 7.30pm.
It forced the motorway’s closure in both directions in the area, leading to some amusing footage and comments from stranded motorists.
One Twitter user posted a video of police trying – and failing – to get hold of the bull.
Another suggested riding it to escape the chaos, saying: “Tempted to jump on the bulls [sic] back to get into town. A lot quicker than a car on current form.”
Another frustrated motorist caught in the jam tweeted: “Can’t they get the traffic MOOving along already?”.
By 8.30pm though, all was back to normal, with a report from Bristol Live saying the bull had been safely returned to its owner. A tweet from Highways England said: “Great news! The bull has safely been caught. Traffic released on the #M32 in both directions between J1 and J2. Slight delays in place, they should begin to ease. Safe travels #Bristol”.
It’s not clear how it found its way on to the motorway.
