William Shakespeare Runs Amok

William Shakespeare has been killed while running amok on a highway in England. Not, no, no. Not the guy who may or may not have written some plays back when the first Elizabeth was queen. This one was a full grown water buffalo. And the past tense is correct here. Old Billy is an ex-buffalo after meeting a Fiat.

The Fiat Punto hit the large animal on the A590, near Dalton-in-Furness, on Monday night.

Police said the privately-owned buffalo, known locally as William Shakespeare, died at the scene. It had escaped from a nearby field.

The driver, from Barrow, was taken to Furness General Hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Two other cars, a Ford Focus and a Nissan Micra, collided after swerving to avoid the buffalo and the Fiat.

This is a Fiat Punto. This local report states that water buffalo can weigh up to a ton. (That may be a bit high for a domestic one, though.) But the weights are probably pretty evenly matched. If you thought hitting a deer was bad, just be glad there aren't many of these things running about.