Business owners have been left shocked after a man was captured on cctv dumping raw chicken in the road.

Locals who live and work near Cleaver Street in Blackburn, Lancs,. say that a mystery person has dumped the meat in the road around three times in the last few months.

Shocking footage captured at around 9.40pm on Tuesday (March 19) shows the man parking his BMW series one, calmly placing a box on the road and then driving off.

On closer inspection the box, which is used to transfer raw meat, contained chicken pieces and other rubbish.

One businessman, who wishes to be anonymous, has been left 'baffled' by the strange situation.

He said: "I am not sure what to make it. It is a strange thing to do."

"He just pulls up and dumps the chicken on the side of the road and drives off."

"It is weird to find that in the morning. "

"People are parking up here all the time and maybe throw some takeaway rubbish but this is baffling."

"On one occasion we found 20 pieces of raw chicken inside. "

"The latest incident was round the corner from our place so not in front of ours."

"Why would you make a point of dumping the chickens here?"

Another business owner, who also wishes to be anonymous, questioned why someone would dump the chicken, as it's 'so strange.'

They said: "This was the first time something like this was dumped outside our entrance."

"I know the guy round the corner called the council as he found it so strange."

"It does not make any sense? You would think you would look for a bin or something?"

"It is a little worrying as you don’t know what this is all about. "

"All the businesses round here are aware and can’t make head nor tail of it."

Martin Eden, strategic director of environment and operations at Blackburn with Darwen Council, confirmed enquiries are ongoing.

He said: "The council are aware of the situation and have responded to complaints from members of the public and our enquiries are continuing."

"We encourage residents or businesses to remain vigilant and contact us on envirocrime@blackburn.gov.uk with information relating to this matter or to report any littering and fly tipping."

"We take a tough stance on fly tipping and have a strong track record of following up on enquiries and prosecuting where necessary."