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At 4:31 pm on June 1st, in Xintai City, Tai’an, Shandong Province, a horse suddenly bolted from a nearby livestock trading market and ran onto Provincial Road 241, crashing into the front of a moving car and shattering a large portion of the vehicle’s right front windshield.

The collision caused various levels of damage to the car, including the windshield, hood, both windshield wipers, and the right headlight. The horse's reins were pinned under the car’s tire. It stood beside the vehicle and appeared to have suffered no visible injuries.

The driver stated that he had already tapped the brakes to slow down when the accident occurred. However, the horse, which was frightened and unaccompanied, darted recklessly onto the road, leading to the crash. He immediately called the police and his insurance company.

After traffic police arrived at the scene, the horse’s owner finally appeared and took the animal away. However, officers only issued a traffic accident certificate and did not assign liability.

According to the certificate issued by the Xintai City Public Security Bureau Traffic Police Division, the car was traveling northbound when it collided with a horse owned by a person named Jin, resulting in vehicle damage and injury to the horse. The section on damage compensation mediation states that both parties may negotiate the matter privately, with signatures and fingerprints from both the involved parties and the officers.

The car owner said he now has to pay for repairs himself and was even asked by the horse owner to compensate for the horse. He expressed frustration and confusion over the police's handling of the matter, saying, “Luckily I managed to brake—what if the horse had hit a person instead of a car? What should people do in situations like this?”

Well-known lawyer Fu Jian noted that collisions between vehicles and animals on urban roads do fall within the scope of traffic accidents. He added that if the police didn’t issue a formal accident responsibility statement but there is an official dispatch record, the driver still has the right to seek compensation. The driver should collect relevant evidence—including the accident certificate, scene photos, dashcam footage, vehicle damage assessment, and repair receipts—to prove the circumstances and claim damages from the horse’s owner.

Currently, the driver is preparing to report the matter to the traffic police again, requesting a determination of fault based on the evidence and investigation. If police cannot issue a clear responsibility ruling, he plans to file a civil lawsuit.

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