Worried motorists dialed 999 in Oberpfalz when they spotted the days-old youngsters stranded on the central reservation.
The family had been on their way to a nearby river when the mother duck was run over by a lorry.
Patrolman Berhard Sommer said: “We just couldn’t leave them there so we temporarily closed the road so could retrieve them safely.”
The traffic cop – who carried the brood of ducklings away in his cap – added: “I took them home for a while and put them in the bath before we could find a new home for them.
“They’re at waterfowl refuge now and very safe and happy,” he added.
Post published in: World News