A HORSE lying in the road caused traffic chaos in Little Lever this afternoon.

The black horse was spotted in Hall Lane, just beyond Little Lever School at about 1.30pm.

Eyewitnesses reported that the animal was shackled to a trailer with a white horse and had collapsed to the ground.

The incident caused traffic in Church Street to back up, while police and the RSPCA are believed to have been called.

The horse has since been removed from the road. Its condition is not known at this stage.