Anger as driver runs over duck family, leaving orphans to fend for themselves

DISTRAUGHT residents in Gwynedd have called for signage on a busy A-road after a car ploughed into a line of baby ducks.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE

One chick and its mother were killed, leaving the surviving babies to fend for themselves.

Tuesday evening's incident was witnessed by another motorist as he drove along the A499 near Llanbedrog on the Llyn Peninsula.

He said it was still light, the ducklings were visible and the accident could have been avoided.

"I went back with a box to find the babies," he said online. "But they had gone, unfortunately. Hopefully they will survive."

Over the years, local people have become accustomed to seeing duck families crossing the A499 between Carreg y Defaid and Penrhos.

Horrified residents said the outcome was "absolutely disgusting".

"Unbelievable!" said an Abersoch woman who came across the ducklings earlier in the day. "They were in the road early on and we completely stopped and let them cross safely."