A police dog who attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II died after a car accident, his force has said.
A five -year -old Spirringer Spaniel PD Burt belonging to the Cleveland Police was in a dog’s support unit vehicle with an officer and another dog, when it collided with BMW in HartlePool at around 21:00 BST on Thursday.
Both dogs were taken to the vet, where due to the severity of their injuries, the PD Burt was placed to sleep, the force said.
The second dog was found untoward and the officer suffered minor injuries.
A 33 -year -old man was arrested after the incident and was accused of drinking drink, but police said it continues to investigate “full circumstances”.
The suspect has been granted bail since then and is scheduled to appear in the Teside Magistrate Court on 1 August.
The PD Burt worked with the Cleveland Police as a Snifer Dog for three and a half years, which assigned the detection of drugs, cash and firearms.
They were once praised by force to use their feeling of odor to detect £ 250,000 in the same discovery.
He was responding to an emergency incident when an accident occurred with another dog and his police handler.
PD Burt was posted in London in September 2022 as part of the policing operation around the funeral of Late Queen, when a million people estimated to see the procession through the capital participated.
