A woman’s arm was broken by her dog which then choked to death on its own lead this morning.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly after 9am today police were called to the junction of Coombe Road and Lewes Road, Brighton, where a dog apparently being trained by its owner to get used to traffic turned on her, bit her and caused her to suffer a suspected broken arm. She was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital for treatment.
“In the struggle to control the dog it unfortunately choked to death on its own lead and its body has been removed to a veterinary surgery for eventual disposal.
“The incident caused traffic tailbacks on the A270 Lewes Road while police and ambulance personnel dealt with the situation.”
