A horse met with an unfortunate accidental death after it knocked its head when it trotted away on a midnight escapade last night.

The Animal Welfare Department went to check out the situation this morning after it received a report that a horse was lying on some rocks on the way to the Radisson Hotel in St Julian's.

The Department went on site, tracked the owner, and establsished that the horse had died a natural death.

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