Hundreds of dead chickens had to be cleaned from roads in Halifax after they fell from a lorry.
Hundreds of dead chickens had to be cleaned from a road in West Yorkshire after falling from a lorry.
The poultry was seen in a trail between Keighley and Halifax, along New Bank towards North Bridge, at about 14:00 BST on Wednesday.The chickens were being transported by Omega Proteins, a pet food ingredient supplier, who helped in the clean-up. Jessica Westbury, 18, from Halifax, said the carcasses were "just sprawled all over, some had been run over too".A spokesman for Calderdale Council said: "Following reports of chicken carcasses and other debris on New Bank Road near Halifax, our teams attended the site with vans and a sweeper and carried out a thorough clean of the road.
"They were joined by staff from Omega Proteins who assisted with the process of clearing the remaining carcasses."
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