FORT SMITH, Ark. — A circus pony was struck by a vehicle on a busy Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith Friday (Mar. 13).
Five Shetland ponies escaped from the Tarzan Zerbini Circus set up in the Central Mall's parking lot.
Larry Solheim, General Manager of Tarzan Zerbini Circus, told 5NEWS someone opened the enclosures the ponies were in, and that a police report has been filed.
Fort Smith police told 5NEWS one of the five ponies was hit while running down the road.
Officers said when they last checked, the pony was still alive but is likely suffering from broken or dislocated bones.
Solheim said the pony is back with the Tarzan Zerbini Circus and is in good health.
The driver of the car that hit the pony was not injured.
No arrest or citations have been issued due to the incident.