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‘Kangaroo’ spotted hopping down major Oxfordshire road
Roman Gerashchenko from Oxford said that his friend was travelling from Abingdon to the airport at around 3am this morning (Thursday, May 22) when the animal was spotted.
His pal was on the A4130 and passing through Henley when he encountered a strange sight.
What appeared to be a kangaroo could be seen, hopping along the road alongside the car.
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This is the shocking moment that a ‘kangaroo’ was spotted hopping along a road in Henley, Oxfordshire, at around 3am this morning. Video sent in to @TheOxfordMail by Roman Gerashchenko. 😳 🦘 pic.twitter.com/zQnSrMJ79C
— Edward Burnett (@edwardburnettt) May 22, 2025
“Mr friend saw the creature first at the entrance to Henley and was in shock.
“His second thought was that if it was a kangaroo, he would not swim in the Thames here because he might meet a crocodile.”
Footage was recorded of the incident which shows the animal freely hopping around on the road in the early hours.
Roman remains unsure as to whether the animal was a kangaroo, wallaby or something else but was shocked nonetheless by the footage.
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This is not the first time that a wild animal has been spotted in a town or city in the county in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, the public was warned after a large “python” snake was spotted at a beauty spot in Oxford.
A dog walker, who asked not to be identified, saw the snake while walking his pet at Port Meadow at 12.45pm on Tuesday, April 29.
Photographs sent to this newspaper showed a man in the main bathing area with what appeared to be a large python wrapped around his torso.
After concerns were expressed by the public, Oxford City Council warned the public to contact Thames Valley Police if the snake is spotted out in public again.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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