An Essex man has died after his dog dragged him into the path of an oncoming car.
The 67-year-old was walking his dog in the Low Road area of Dovercourt on Monday night when it suddenly bolted on to the street.
A car travelling on the road then struck the man, who suffered head injuries in the incident. He went home but later felt increasingly unwell.
East of England ambulance service personnel attended the man’s home and transferred him to Colchester hospital, where he later died.
The man has been named locally as Hsi Li, but was known to friends and neighbours as Michael. He lived with his wife Christine in Dovercourt.
The driver of the car stopped after the accident and obtained the victim’s details. She later contacted police after officers appealed for help in determining the sequence of events.
The dog was not harmed in the incident. A neighbour said the man, who was thought to be retired, would take the animal for a walk every morning and evening.
