[bbfan1991]

Tesco have suffered another PR disaster after one of their van drivers ran over a horse and caused it to be put down.

The animal’s back legs were broken after the supermarket vehicle reportedly struck it from behind in the incident in Little Kineton village in Warwickshire.

The steed, called Miller, had to be destroyed after the crash because horse’s legs cannot heal after they have been broken.

Miller was part of the Warwickshire Hunt Kennels and the hunt’s master, Sam Butler, said: ‘It caused a great deal of distress and it is very lucky no one was injured.

‘A horse belonging to the hunt was being exercised in the usual way.

‘Three were being ridden and each one was leading another.

‘Unfortunately one was hit by a vehicle resulting in a leg being broken.’

The rider of the horse was unhurt but was said to be very distressed.

A Tesco spokesperson added: ‘We were sorry to hear about this sad accident. Our driver acted responsibly throughout and we are in contact with the owner.’

This latest horse-related incident comes as Tesco is still trying to recover from negative publicity caused by horse meat being found in some of its meat products.

But the supermarket giant has not helped itself in a string of PR disasters – including one when the company’s official Twitter account issued a tweet appearing to make light of the situation.

[thesheriff443]

6 horse's on a country road!

[Mystic Mock]

Nayyyyyyy.

[Kizzy]

How responsible is it to drive your van up a horses arse?