Horrific accident on the A3 leaves four seriously injured after cars collide with loose horses

Collision: the crash happened on the A3 near Esher
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Hannah Al-Othman16 December 2015

Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries following a horrific crash on the A3 during that saw a motorcycle transporting blood collide with two horses.

The four casualties, including a woman with life-threatening injuries, were rushed to St George's Hospital in Tooting following the collision, while the two horses were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police officers were able to identify the recipient of the blood consignment, and delivered it on time to Frimley Park Hospital, where the motorcyclist was heading to at the time of the crash.

Four vehicles - a BMW motorcycle, a grey BMW, a red Vauxhall Zafira, and a Citroen van - were caught up in the smash near Esher in Surrey, which happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning when the horses were running loose on the southbound carriageway of the motorway.

The woman who suffered life threatening injuries to her head and chest, who is thought to have been the driver of one of the vehicles, was taken to hospital by road ambulance, accompanied by the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance crew.

Police said a man in his 30s, who had been driving one of the cars, also suffered serious injuries to his head, while the biker, a man in his 50s, suffered serious injuries to his head and shoulders.

The fourth casualty is also thought to have sustained head injuries, and was taken to hospital by ambulance, while two other people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or the events surrounding it are urged to contact Surrey Police's Collision Investigation Unit on 01483 639922 quoting reference P15320944.

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