Chaos in Newbury town centre

Police have closed a section of Newbury Town centre after a white tiger was seen parading the street. The rare breed of Tiger has been identified as Sasha, she is said to of escaped her escort truck after not being sedated properly. Sasha was on a long Journey from Colchester Zoo in Essex, to Bristol Zoo when her vehicle hit traffic on the M4. Commuters on their way to work who saw the incident described it as ‘surreal’ one lady said ‘It’s just not what you expect to see on your way to work, the truck in front of me’s door seamed to swing open with ease and then  suddenly I was starring and this slightly confused Tiger’.  Sasha has wondered from the M4 and found herself in the busy town of Newbury. Police officials have sectioned off the area and are waiting for vets to arrive on the scene to once again sedate Sasha.

This day out for Sasha is expected to be over by mid-day and traffic around Newbury is to return to normal.  An elderly lady who spoke to us said ‘It’s chaos, I only popped into town to nip into Iceland then I found most of the roads are closed off.’ Another by passer said ‘If anything I feel sorry for the Tiger, all these people surrounding her, she’s probably really scared.’

Sasha will be safe in her new enclosure in Bristol this evening away from the bustle of Newbury and I’m sure she will have a well deserved sleep after her grand day out.

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