Street-sweeping truck sucks dog away from owner in Bronx

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Mon Jun-16-08 05:12 AM
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Street-sweeping truck sucks dog away from owner in Bronx

A street-sweeping truck has sucked a dog up through its bristles on a New York street, leaving its horrified owner holding nothing but the lead.

Robert Machin, 57, had just finished walking his two Boston terriers in the Bronx and was about to load them into his car when the truck appeared.

He recalls being whipped around, only to glimpse Ginger meeting her end in the sweeper's round brushes.

City sanitation officers described the dog's death as "rare and unfortunate"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7456051.stm

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