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Wallaby sparks M-way chaos
A WALLABY sparked motorway drama after he escaped and ran wild in Blackpool.
Police drafted in the force helicopter, the RSPCA and a trained veterinary marksman as stunned Marton residents reported seeing the three-foot high marsupial bouncing towards the M55.
The domestic pet, who had escaped from his home in Blackpool more than a week ago, was spotted on the slip road leading from Preston New Road at 9am yesterday.
Traffic on the M55 was slowed to 30mph as officers ushered the wallaby to a field at the top of Peel Hill.
After a near four-hour stand-off, the animal was captured when a vet from Blackpool Zoo shot him with a tranquilliser dart. The wallaby is now safely back home with his owner.
Insp Alistair Campbell of Blackpool Police said: "It's fair enough to say we've never had a situation like this before.
"We got three calls in two minutes, all reporting a kangaroo or a wallaby."
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