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Police in Plymouth were in a flap last night after a swan was seen running across a busy road.

In scenes reminiscent from the hit comedy Hot Fuzz, officers from Plymouth D Section Response were called to the stricken bird which was sat on the side of Gydnia Way.

The swan was believed to be injured and was captured by police before being taken straight to a vets.

A photo shared on social media showed an officer carefully trying to guide the bird to safety away from the road.

Plymouth D Section Response tweeted: "Insert numerous Hot Fuzz quotes.

"Swan currently sitting in lane one Gydnia Way possibly injured, hoping to recover and take to the vets swiftly."

In Hot Fuzz, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play two mismatched police officers in a sleepy rural Westcountry village.

Throughout the film, the pair are seen haplessly pursuing a swan which repeatedly escapes their grasp.