Jumbo runaway recaptured after freedom bid

An elephant escaped from a circus today and ran among pedestrians and motorists on a busy Philippine road before a truck driver blocked its escape.

The 21-year-old Jumbo, the biggest of 10 elephants from Thailand performing in Quezon city, was about to be showered but became “agitated” because of the summer heat and broke free, said Shige Ijima, a son of the show’s promoter.