Horror as bus passengers see pack of hounds rip fox to pieces 'in breach of hunting ban' Bus passenger caught distressing images as hounds chased fox into road Dogs attacked the whimpering fox after running into road in West Wales Police are investigating the incident and studying CCTV from the bus Master of local hunt has denied responsibility, saying its foxhounds were 20 miles away at the time Shocked passengers on a bus watched in horror as a pack of hunting hounds ripped a terrified fox to bits on a busy main road. The exhausted fox had been chased across country when it ran onto the road - where the ten hounds pounced. An outraged bus passenger used his mobile phone to take a picture of the grisly scene which he posted on Facebook. Horror: Shocked bus passengers watch as a pack of baying hounds attack a fox in the middle of the road in the village of Abergwilli, near Carmarthen Killing: The exhausted fox had been chased across country when it ran onto the road - where the ten hounds pounced Onlookers had to put their hands over their ears as the ten baying hounds attacked the whimpering adult fox. Police were today investigating the fox 'kill' on the A40 in the village of Abergwilli, near Carmarthen, West Wales. One of the hounds was also killed when it was hit by a car as it followed the fox onto the country road. The passenger said on Facebook: 'This morning on the A40 just coming out of Abergwili a group of hunting dogs came running down from the forest on the hill onto the busy road with a fox and started tearing it to pieces. One of the dogs was hit and killed by a car in the process and it was one the most horrible things to experience. If anybody knows who these dogs belong to and whether or not there was a hunt organised for this morning please contact the police. These people need to be sent down. Hunt: Martin Walters (centre) a master of the Carmarthenshire Hunt, which has denied being involved with the dogs The photograph was posted anonymously to the Spotted Carmarthen Facebook group. Police investigating the incident are studying CCTV from a security camera mounted on the front of the bus. The local Carmarthenshire Hunt yesterday denied responsibility saying its pack of foxhounds were 20 miles away at the time. Joint Carmarthenshire huntmaster Martin Walters said: 'Our hounds were 20 miles away in the village of Pendine when this happened. We are a registered pack and we are regularly monitored. In fact we were being monitored by the National Trust on Saturday when this happened. Ban: The Hunting Act 2004 made hunting with dogs illegal, although exercising hounds, chasing a scent trail and flushing out foxes to be shot are all still legal. Pictured is Mr Walters (left) a master of a local Hunt Mr Walters said unlicensed hunting with foxhounds was going on in the area. He said: 'There are so many rebel packs at the moment - it's getting ridiculous. These hounds could have come in from anywhere by people hunting on foot having a day out in the area. fox Joint huntmaster Lee Facey said: 'The Carmarthenshire Hunt was at a meet in Pendine, accompanied by animal rights campaigners and a police officer. No hunt would plan to take their hounds onto a road like that. I imagine that whoever was involved would have been operating within the law but that the dogs had gone off in what has ended up in this unfortunate incident. 'Obviously we realise it doesn't look good but I am sure whoever is involved in this would be full of remorse.' The Hunting Act 2004 made hunting with dogs a criminal offence, although exercising hounds, chasing a scent trail and flushing out foxes to be shot are all still legal. But animal rights campaigners claim loopholes in the law are continually being exploited. A spokeswoman for The League Against Cruel Sports said: 'Wales and the Welsh borders are hotspots for this type of reckless behaviour. Reported incidences of hunt havoc and so called accidents indicate that some hunts in that area are going out intentionally to hunt wild mammals with dogs. A Dyfed-Powys Police spokeswoman said: 'We are investigating an incident which happened on the A40 shortly after 10.30am Saturday, February 16. As part of the investigation officers have been speaking with witnesses and members of the hunt to establish what happened. These inquiries are ongoing and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this point.