RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Five donkeys were struck and killed by vehicles when they walked onto a freeway in the inland region of Southern California early Tuesday morning.
Callers began reporting a herd entering Interstate 215 in Riverside around 2:23 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said in a statement.
CHP units were on their way when it was reported that a truck hit two donkeys and two more vehicles also struck donkeys.
One of the drivers complained of pain and was taken to a hospital, the CHP said.
Donkeys live in the region’s remaining wild lands about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
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