(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A runaway zebra has been shot dead in Germany after it escaped from a circus and fled onto a motorway, causing a traffic accident, police say.
Police in the northern city of Rostock said the animal disrupted traffic, damaged cars and caused an accident on the A20 motorway on Wednesday before being shot dead by officers.
A second zebra that escaped from the circus was captured.
Details of the shooting have not been made public.
It is also not yet clear how the two animals escaped from the circus in northern Germany on Tuesday evening.
