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| Man dies after dog pulls him into road in Dovercourt | |
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| A man has died after his dog pulled him into the road and he was hit by a car. | A man has died after his dog pulled him into the road and he was hit by a car. |
| The man was left with a head injury after his pug-type dog "bolted across the road" in Low Road, Dovercourt on Monday evening, Essex Police said. | The man was left with a head injury after his pug-type dog "bolted across the road" in Low Road, Dovercourt on Monday evening, Essex Police said. |
| The dog walker, aged in his 60s, went home but began feeling unwell and died later in hospital. | The dog walker, aged in his 60s, went home but began feeling unwell and died later in hospital. |
| Police appealed to anyone who saw the man before or after the crash. The dog was not harmed, a force spokesman said. | Police appealed to anyone who saw the man before or after the crash. The dog was not harmed, a force spokesman said. |
| Officers also want to speak to the woman driving the car, who stopped to get the dog walker's details after his pet's lead caused damage to her vehicle. | Officers also want to speak to the woman driving the car, who stopped to get the dog walker's details after his pet's lead caused damage to her vehicle. |