Traffic Scotland / TwitterA sheepdog by the name of “Don” leaned on the controls of a tractor, which crashed through a fence and then proceeded to go onto the busy M74 in South Lanarkshire in Scotland.
The owner of the dog, Tom Hamilton, reported that he was busy tending to a lamb at the time and had not put on the tractor break.
He reported to ITV: “I was out in the mini-tractor and had stepped out of it to get a lamb, which looked like it was about to get out of the gate. I had not put the brake on the tractor and when I turned round I got a fright as the vehicle was careering down the hill, through a gate and on to the M74.”
Before Tom knew it, he noticed that Don and the tractor had taken off down the hill and straight through onto the motorway.
The tractor eventually crashed to a halt in the central reservation and, thankfully, there were no reported injuries – including Don the sheepdog who came out unscathed.
Traffic Scotland reported the events on Twitter:
#M74 (N) J13-RTC due to dog taking control of tractor… nope, not joking. Farmer&police at scene,vehicle in central res. #maycausetailbacks
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 22, 2015
#M74 (N) at J13 – Route is CLEAR from earlier incident & dog is fine. Has to be the weirdest thing we have ever reported! No delays in area
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 22, 2015
Here is a pic of the dog from the tractor incident on the#M74. The dog is called Don and is a collie #inthedoghouse pic.twitter.com/ipBe5vUHpG
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 22, 2015
Another snap of Don the Sheepdog after his eventful morning on the #M74 #FeelingSheepish #BarkingMad @BBCScotlandNews pic.twitter.com/dEbHB1VjTv
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 22, 2015
