Traffic temporarily held on M65 as nine stranded ducklings rescued from carriageway
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A brood of ducklings were rescued by traffic officers after becoming stranded on the M65.
Road traffic officers were called after motorists spotted a brood of ducklings stranded on the M65 eastbound on Friday evening (July 16).
Traffic was temporarily held between junctions 2 (Clayton Brook) and 3 (Brimmicroft) while officers safely rescued the chicks.
Nine ducklings were rescued in total.
“We will be keeping them safe until they are rehomed at a bird sanctuary tomorrow [July 16],” a spokesman for National Highways said.