Dog stays with friend hit by car on main road all night help until arrives

A loyal dog remained at its injured friend’s side after the stray was hit by a car.

Pictures capture the canine sticking by its pal as it lay injured on the roadside.

The heartwarming photos show the dog in Brazil waiting until help arrived the following morning.

The stray dog was struck on a main road in the centre of the municipality of Iguatu on the afternoon of February 14.

In scenes that have since gone viral online, another dog was filmed lying by the injured pooch’s side.

“We were unable to go to the location on Sunday afternoon because we had no available vets, but on Monday morning we received news that both of them were in the same place,” nurse Marina Assuncao said.

“I went there with my friend, who is a vet, and we took the injured dog to a clinic.”

When the women approached the injured animals, the caring dog by its side became aggressive but they eventually managed to win over its trust.

She added: “It stayed close to the injured dog the whole time, it licked it and ran its paws over its body as if it were trying to revive it.

“When we put the injured pooch in the car, the other one had already jumped on the seat and stayed with its pal right up to the moment it received treatment in the clinic.”

The dog was given medication, food and water. It is still unable to walk but will soon be seen by an specialist to determine whether there have been any fractures to the ribs or spine.

Marina said she was taken aback by the “companionship” shown by the dog to its injured counterpart.