The parish council said it was made aware of an incident which caused ‘significant damage’ to a vehicle
No evidence has so far been found of the large animal, which normally weigh between 60 and 100kg(Image: Getty Images)
A driver has reported being “charged” and smashed into by a wild boar while driving down a main road near a Nottinghamshire village.
East Leake Parish Council said it was made aware of the incident, which caused “significant damage” to a vehicle travelling in Bunny Hill, at around 10.15pm on Wednesday, November 27.
No evidence has so far been found of the large animal, which normally weigh between 60kg and 100kg, however authorities are continuing to investigate.
East Leake Parish Council urged drivers to take extra care if they use the same route, adding: “If you experience or witness any further incidents of this nature, please report them to the appropriate authorities and feel free to notify the parish council so we can help keep the community informed.”
Wild boar were once common across England before being hunted to extinction 300 years ago.
The current UK population, estimated to be around 2,600, is derived from captive animals that either escaped or were illegally released, according to the Woodland Trust.
The apparently boar-related incident was reported in Bunny Hill near East Leake(Image: Google)
None have been sighted in Nottinghamshire, with the largest population residing in the Forest of Dean, as well as parts of South East and South West England, Wales and Scotland.
Erin McDaid, head of communications at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, said the charity had received the report of the wild boar but had so far not seen any evidence of any of the animals being present in the county.
Mr McDaid said the boar could have in fact been a muntjac deer or a pig, but did not rule out the possibility of it being an escaped boar.
A spokesperson for Rushcliffe Borough Council said there are no records of anyone holding a wild animal licence, which is required to keep boars, but confirmed it was still investigating the incident.