We are really keen to trace the owners of the sheep.
Their identity tags were ripped from their ears and their legs were tied with shoelaces.
Officers took the sheep to Sutton Coldfield police station and tended and cared for them while they awaited the RSPCA. Despite their best efforts one of the animals died as a result of its ordeal.
The other two, apart from their ear injuries, appear to be otherwise fit and healthy.
We believe the vehicles may have been travelling in tandem from the Warwickshire or Northampton area and we are appealing to the owners of the sheep to come forward.
– Sergeant Sarah Phillips, Central Motorway Policing Group
Damage to the car which hit a flock of sheep in Staffordshire. Credit: WMAS
Motorists are being warned to be aware of animal life on country roads after a flock of sheep were killed when a car collided with them in Staffordshire.
In total seven sheep died in the collision and the motorist left the scene uninjured.
It happened at about 11pm last night on the A53 Leek to Buxton road just past the Winking Man.
A rapid response vehicle and paramedic attended the scene.
Paramedic Area Support Officer, Kevin Errington, said: “Although animals like this are normally in fields, others like deer are not. Please take care whilst driving on country roads, especially at night.”
The Government says up to £250,000 will be made available for farmers across the country
Sheep farmers in the Midlands who suffered losses due to the recent poor weather will get additional financial support from the Government.
The Government says up to £250,000 will be made available for farmers across the country. The money will cover those who suffered losses like animal deaths due to starvation or hypothermia after it snowed.
Sheep at Waterloo Lodge Farm Credit: ITV News Central
A farmer from Hungarton, north of Leicester, is relieved that the majority of his new born lambs are free from the Schmallenberg virus, which killed 40 per cent of his flock earlier this year.
Charles Sercome, farmer of Waterloo Lodge Farm, told ITV News Central that he would have been forced out of business if his latest flock had been infected.
The Schmallenberg virus is spread when midges bite pregnant ewes and lead to lambs developing severe abnormalities.
