A faithful pet was run over by a train while trying frantically to rescue his drunken master from the railway tracks.
The suicidal owner of the dog escaped with two fractured ribs, but the dog died instantly after the train ran over its hind paws.
The 48-year-old owner, who wanted to end his life, gulped down a bottle of vodka and fell asleep on railway tracks on Thursday.
The incident happened in the Kazakh city of Karaganda, according to a report in Ria Novosti.
"Upon seeing the train, the dog started pulling its owner away... When train drivers saw the dog on the rail tracks, they used the emergency brake," said Aida Muldasheva, an investigator with the local transport police department.
The animal was run over by the train moments after pulling off the tracks its drunken suicidal owner.
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Meanwhile, the man regained consciousness in a hospital where he was being treated for two fractured ribs and a shoulder injury. PTI
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