This is the heartwarming moment a firefighter consoled a dog whose owner was involved in a fatal crash.
The pooch, reportedly named Lucky, was travelling with his owner along the side of the highway, at Lyon City, west Kentucky, when another vehicle lost control.
Fire Marshal Bill Compton was photographed caring for the dog while crews reportedly worked to free the trapped man.
Lucky refused to leave his owners side until he was airlifted to hospital, according to local news station WPSD-TV.
Police confirmed the man was one of three injured in Friday's crash that killed a fourth person.
