Pickup truck hits and kills escaped horse in eastern P.E.I., police say

A cart horse stands with her foal in a field on a farm in Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Police say a horse was struck and killed by a pickup truck in eastern Prince Edward Island on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

KING'S COUNTY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Police say a pickup truck struck and killed a horse in eastern Prince Edward Island on Wednesday.

RCMP Cpl. Gavin Moore says the animal had escaped and was running along a rural, two-lane road when it was hit.

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