Scores of turkeys made a break for it after a trailer transporting them on the M5 turned over.

The load overturned on the A38 in Wychbold, Worcester, on Thursday at around 10am.

Vegan activities on the scene attempted to prevent the farmer from retrieving the birds, who were fated to be killed for Christmas meals across the country.

Despite their efforts, most of the turkeys were loaded back onto trailers and sent off to be slaughtered.

One turkey, however, was saved after a woman refused to move away from it.

The farmer gave up in the end and let the activists keep the bird.