Police are investigating reports three ducklings were crushed to death by a van driver after other traffic had stopped to let them safely cross a road
Staffordshire Police said officers are looking into the incident after images of the dead ducklings lying in the road were shared on social media, along with images of a white van.
"All the traffic stopped to let them cross but disgustingly this van driver, after initially stopping, could not then wait for the five seconds it would have taken to let them cross and drove straight over them, crushing three of them." Staffordshire Police said it was aware of the post and had made contact with the author. They said they are trying to establish if any offences had been committed under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
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