FIREFIGHTERS rescued two horses today after the animals' box collapsed on top of them on the A12 slip road.The incident happened at the slip road off the A12 southbound for Washbrook and Copdock at about 2.33pm.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued two horses today after the animals' box collapsed on top of them on the A12 slip road.

The incident happened at the slip road off the A12 southbound for Washbrook and Copdock at about 2.33pm.

Two horses were trapped inside the horse box after a board partitioning the horses collapsed.

The animals were released safely on to the grass verge by 3.01pm.