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A dog is being treated at a Wirral vet after crashing a milk float into a lamppost.

It is understood that a 75 year old milkman was giving his dog a biscuit on Derwent Road in Meols shortly before 10.30 when its paw slipped and knocked the accelerator.

The man was dragged along the road by his clothing until the float collided with the lamppost.

The dog has been taken to a local vet and its owner to Arrowe Park Hospital where he's received treatment for a minor knee injury.