Ostrich causes rush-hour chaos

Rush-hour traffic came to a standstill on a busy main road thanks to a runaway ostrich.

The bird was spotted wandering between cars on the A12 in Colchester at about 5:30pm. Footage of the scene showed people trying to shoo the bird off the road and into the safety of the grassy verge.

Essex Police attended the incident between junctions 27 and 28 alongside Highways England staff, adding that officers located the bird at around 7pm. It is not known where the ostrich came from or how it got on to the road.