A Victorian man has bled to death after accidentally cutting his throat on a broken dinner plate.
The freak accident happened as the man, from Point Lonsdale, south-west of Melbourne, was taking the leftovers from his dinner outside to give to his dog at 6.10pm (AEDT) on Monday.
The 57-year-old tripped as he went out the back door of his home, a Queenscliff police spokesman said.
"He was carrying a plate, like a china plate, he's tripped and had a tumble and the plate's smashed and he's been fatally injured," the spokesman said.
Police said the man landed on a sharp piece of the plate, which cut him across the neck.
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