Drivers have been warned to slow down on a road through a wooded area of the city after a deer was left for dead following a collision with a vehicle.

The speed limit along Blue Boar Lane in Sprowston is 30mph but last week a nasty scene was left behind for those walking in the woods on both sides of the road.

Norwich Evening News: Tillie Higgins who lives in the area helped the deer out of the road Tillie Higgins who lives in the area helped the deer out of the road (Image: Tillie Higgins)

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Tillie Higgins uses the road twice a day for school runs. She said: “I was walking past Sprowston Garden Centre and when I got through the woods, I saw a man trying to get the deer out of the road, so I picked it up and put it in the woods on the path.” 

Tillie found the deer was in bad shape.  

She said: “Both its back legs were broken, it was losing a lot of fur from all over its body and half of its skull was showing.  

“The deer was crying out which could have been so traumatic for children coming past. 

“I was just focused on getting it out of the road so that no one else hit it, as people were just driving around it.” 

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Norwich Evening News: The road has become a 30mph area, but drivers still speed The road has become a 30mph area, but drivers still speed (Image: Google Maps)

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Tillie - who had to leave the man to arrange collection of the deer - believes the substantial injuries caused to the animal suggest the vehicle is likely to have been going faster than 30mph.

Town councillor Martin Booth said: “There is a 30mph speed limit and a speed warning sign at the end near the Sports and Social Club which lights up if you are doing more than 30.   

Norwich Evening News: Martin Booth who is a councillor for Sprowston East want motorists to slow down along the road Martin Booth who is a councillor for Sprowston East want motorists to slow down along the road (Image: Martin Booth)

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“This is a straight road and people often speed on it, this is very dangerous because there is a car park for the woods which cars exit from and people cross over into the larger wood for a walk.   

“There are many deer in the woods and other woodland animals, these can easily become casualties.  

“Drivers really should stick to the speed limits which are put in place for everybody's safety.”