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2 Horses Ran Onto a Los Angeles Freeway and Were struck, Killed by Passing Vehicles

People walk by the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, California, US, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Purchase Licensing Rights
People walk by the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, California, US, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Purchase Licensing Rights
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2 Horses Ran Onto a Los Angeles Freeway and Were struck, Killed by Passing Vehicles

People walk by the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, California, US, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Purchase Licensing Rights
People walk by the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, California, US, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Purchase Licensing Rights

Two horses were struck and killed by passing vehicles late Tuesday after they ran onto a Los Angeles freeway, authorities said.

Other drivers saved a third horse and helped the animal over to the freeway's shoulder to avoid getting hit, according to the California Highway Patrol, Reuters reported.

CHP Officer Josh Greengard told the Southern California News Group that the horses all had “equestrian-style property" and likely came from a nearby ranch.

The CHP received multiple calls reporting the horses running in the freeway's lanes of traffic around 9 p.m. Tuesday, the agency said. Subsequent calls reported that two of them had been struck by vehicles.

One of the vehicle's occupants suffered minor injuries in the crash.

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Leslie Strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic but Isn’t Threatening Land

An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Leslie Strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic but Isn’t Threatening Land

An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)

Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said.

The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk remained a Category 4 major hurricane, and waves from the system were affecting the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, and the Greater Antilles, forecasters said. The storm's swells were expected to spread to the East Coast of the United States, the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the Bahamas on Saturday night and Sunday.

Forecasters warned the waves could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Kirk was expected to weaken starting Saturday, the center said.

Though there were no coastal warnings or watches in effect for Kirk, the center said those in the Azores, where swells could hit Monday, should monitor the storm's progress.

Kirk was about 975 miles (1,570 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (209 kph).

The storms churned in the Atlantic as rescuers in the US Southeast searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene struck last week, leaving behind a trail of death and catastrophic damage.