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SWAN AND THE OLD BILL

Movie Hot Fuzz comes to life as police officers give lift to a runaway SWAN that caused chaos on a motorway

The moment mirrors cop comedy Hot Fuzz, in which Simon Pegg and Nick Frost chase down a swan

TWO police officers enjoy a real-life Hot Fuzz moment — after bundling a swan into the back of their squad car.

The bird had caused chaos on Tuesday afternoon by landing on the northbound carriageway of the M5 between Thornbury and Stroud, Gloucs.

 Gloucestershire police officers had a Hot Fuzz moment when they had to give a swan a lift in their squad car
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Gloucestershire police officers had a Hot Fuzz moment when they had to give a swan a lift in their squad carCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

The officers, who have not been named, contained it using specialist equipment before driving it to safety.

The scene mirrors the 2007 police comedy Hot Fuzz, where stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost capture a runaway swan.

 Cop comedy Hot Fuzz sees Simon Pegg and Nick Frost capture a runaway swan, too
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Cop comedy Hot Fuzz sees Simon Pegg and Nick Frost capture a runaway swan, tooCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 The Gloucestershire swan had caused chaos by flying into the middle of a motorway
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The Gloucestershire swan had caused chaos by flying into the middle of a motorwayCredit: SWNS:South West News Service