- 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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/25/11/4891497900000578-5311463-image-m-22_1516879156856.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/25/11/4891496D00000578-5311463-image-m-24_1516879216795.jpg)
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’.