TWO animals were destroyed following four crashes on the same New Forest road.

A steer was put down after a hit-and-run collision on the B3078 at Black Gutter near Fordingbridge.

New figures released by the New Forest Verderers show there were three other animal accident on the B3078 in the week from July 29.

One of the crashes also took place at Black Gutter. It involved a cow, which also had to be put down.

The following day a female donkey was injured in a collision outside the Fighting Cocks pub at Godshill.

The fourth accident also occurred at Godshill and involved a donkey foal. A search was carried out but the animal could not be found.

Statistics from the past five years show that drivers are most at risk of hitting an animal between sunset and 11pm on four main Forest routes: the B3078/79 from Cadnam to Godshill, the B3054 from Lymington to Dibden Purlieu via Beaulieu, the C10 from Picket Post to Holmsley and the B3055 from Brockenhurst to Sway.