- A stray dog was killed by a hit-and-run driver in a busy road in Gansu, China
- Four other stray dogs refused to leave their companion and sat next to the body
- Web users were touched by the dogs’ loyalty and slammed on the driver
Four dogs were spotted guarding their dead companion which had been hit and killed by a car last week in north-central China.
A touching video has emerged showing a white dog lying motionlessly in the middle of a road while four other dogs sitting next to it amid cars passing by.
The moment was captured by onlookers and later posted on social media sites.
A white stray dog is lying dead in the middle of a road after being killed by a hit-and-run driver
The incident took place near Anning district of Lanzhou, Gansu Province on January 19, stated People’s Daily Online.
It’s said that a white dog, said to be a stray, was hit by a car and died on the road shortly.
Four of its companion, believed to be all stray dogs, came to the middle of a busy road and wouldn’t leave the place.
Four of its companion were staying by its side as they sit in the road centre and guard its body
It’s believed that the driver fled the scene after hitting the dog and has not reported to police
It has touched web users online as they slammed on the hit-and-run driver who left a dog dying on a road.
‘An animal is a life as well, it does not mean you can just leave it in the middle of a road,’ said ‘fupolije’.
‘This shows us exactly how cruel human beings can be,’ commented ‘lengfengsr’.