An escaped horse died this afternoon after crashing into a car in Triq Haz-Zebbug, Attard.

The car driver, a 27-year-old woman, suffered extreme shock, sources said. She was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The horse bolted from Attard, galloped towards Rabat and then towards Zebbug at around 3.45pm.

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