THUNDER BAY Traffic came to a standstill on Highway 61 just south of Thunder Bay Wednesday night around 8:30 p.m., after a pair of horses got loose and first responders had to be called in.
Ontario Provincial Police, volunteer firefighters and Superior North EMS paramedics were brought in to deal with the chaotic situation. Several motorists also left their vehicles to help corral a small, white horse, which was not in any mood to be corralled.
The second horse appears to have been hit by a vehicle and died at the scene.
A horse trailer was brought in to transport the surviving animal to a safe location.
According to EMS, one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
There is no indication how the animals broke free.
--With files from Jonathan Wilson, Thunder Bay Television
