Chickens die in road accident

Traffic was disrupted for nearly four hours when a trailer containing 3,000 live chickens overturned in Church Place. Apparently, a large number of birds died as a result of the crash.

The lorry, owned by Moypark, was travelling up Edward Street into Church Place when the trailer struck the kerb of a traffic island and went on its side.

Police got to the scene quickly to control traffic and within a short space of time two breakdown trucks had arrived and the trailer was righted.

The chickens’ condition was later described as delicious.