Dog walker dies after pug drags him into path of car
A dog walker has died after his pet pug bolted across a road dragging him into the path of a car.
Hsi Li, aged in his 60s and known to neighbours and friends as Michael, was walking his dog on a lead in Dovercourt, Essex, when the animal dragged him into the road.
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He suffered head injuries after the incident in the Low Road area between 7pm and 8pm.
Mr Li went home but felt increasingly unwell and was later taken to hospital where he died, Essex Police said.
According to the Press Association, Detective Sergeant Dave Jones said: "A man has sadly died following this incident and I'm appealing to the woman driving the car to urgently get in contact with us so we can find out what happened.
"I'm also keen to speak to anyone who saw the dog walker, before or after the incident.
"He was walking his dog which is similar to a pug. The dog is safe and unharmed."
The driver stopped at the scene to obtain the dog walker's details before driving off. It is now believed the driver of the car has come forward to police, reports the BBC.
Mr Li lived with his wife Christine in Dovercourt. One neighbour told the Daily Telegraph: "We heard last night from Christine.
"It is terrible news. She told us and she was understandably distraught.
"They are so kind and she is just devastated. We just said 'if you want to talk, we're here', we just don't want to make anything worse for her."
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