Interstate 74 was closed in both directions between New Haven and Interstate 275 on Wednesday after several horses got loose in the area.Raw video / PhotosOfficials said four horses got loose around 5 p.m. during the evening commute. They were seen galloping in the median and on the highway, witnesses told WLWT."I was pretty shocked and surprised,” witness Samantha Pederson said. “I definitely didn't expect to see that on a trip to Walmart today."After being on the loose for an unspecified amount of time, the horses were corralled and captured."They were galloping pretty fast and we saw a man chasing after them, trying to round them up,” Pederson added. “I guess they got nervous because of all the cars around and they didn't know where to go. They were a little bit skittish.”The highway was reopened in both directions before 6 p.m. No injuries were reported.It is unclear where the horses came from.

Interstate 74 was closed in both directions between New Haven and Interstate 275 on Wednesday after several horses got loose in the area.



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Officials said four horses got loose around 5 p.m. during the evening commute. They were seen galloping in the median and on the highway, witnesses told WLWT.



"I was pretty shocked and surprised,” witness Samantha Pederson said. “I definitely didn't expect to see that on a trip to Walmart today."



After being on the loose for an unspecified amount of time, the horses were corralled and captured.



"They were galloping pretty fast and we saw a man chasing after them, trying to round them up,” Pederson added. “I guess they got nervous because of all the cars around and they didn't know where to go. They were a little bit skittish.”



The highway was reopened in both directions before 6 p.m. No injuries were reported.



It is unclear where the horses came from.