LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Four horses that got loose on Highway 20 late Thursday died after being hit by vehicles.
California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds said the incident was first reported at 10:35 p.m. Thursday on Highway 20 along Cache Creek, east of Clearlake Oaks.
Reports from the scene said that a large number of horses had gotten out onto the highway.
Reynolds said the horses came from a nearby ranch.
Two vehicles – one traveling eastbound, one traveling westbound – were involved in the crashes with the four horses that died, Reynolds said.
None of the people involved were injured, he said.
CHP incident reports indicated that one-way traffic had been in effect for a short time, with the highway reopening just before 12:30 a.m. Friday.
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Horses killed on Highway 20 Thursday night
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