Two foals die and trailer destroyed in hit-and-run motorway collision

A driver who caused the death of two foals when their car collided with a trailer on the M25 has been urged to “do the right thing” and own up, as police have appealed for information.

The trailer was written off in the impact and one of the weanlings was killed. The other’s injuries were so bad it had to be put down at the scene. But the driver did not stop and is yet to be identified.

William Mason, whose father James was driving the car, told H&H they were taking the months-old foals to their new home, as a favour to a friend.

Police were called at about 8.50am on Saturday, 7 October to between junctions 24 and 25 following reports that a car – believed to be a dark-coloured VW Touran – had collided with a horsebox being towed by a van.