Sausage slap

Today's 'you couldn't make it up' story

A motorist has had his nose broken by a frozen sausage which was thrown through the open window of his car.

Ambulance officers said the 46-year-old was driving near his home in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, on Monday when the "bizarre incident" occurred. "He was driving his car when the offending item came through his open window and hit him on the nose," a spokesman said. "The man said he was making his way home after work and had the window down because it was such a nice afternoon. "He said he saw a car coming the other way and felt a searing pain in his nose. "He managed to stop his car without hitting anyone else at which point passers-by came to his aid. "His nose was undoubtedly fractured and he had lost quite a lot of blood ... he decided not to go to hospital but has been left with a very painful and swollen nose.