Beware of flying kebabs

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Icy squirrels menace roads From correspondents in London www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18066290-13762,00.html February 07, 2006 BRITISH motorists made claims last year for everything from a frozen squirrel crashing through a car windscreen to a cow jumping on a quad bike. Freak accidents involving animals topped the list of odd excuses for motor insurance claims, with food-related mishaps in second place. In one unfortunate incident, a driver claimed he was unable to slow down because a potato was wedged under the brake, while another blamed a flying, frozen kebab for damage. "We see a lot of strange claims but we were surprised at how many involved animals and food, of all things," said Sally Leeman of Norwich Union, one of the country's biggest insurance providers. "We can hardly tell drivers to beware of flying kebabs and frozen squirrels when they're on the roads."