A 30-year-old man reportedly lost his life on Sunday after being hit head-on on a highway in San Antonio, while trying to retrieve his two dogs who had just escaped from the passenger compartment, during a roadside stop .
Only a shoe abandoned on the road and a recreational vehicle with an open hood still bore witness to the drama that had just played out on the San Antonio highway, near the eastern sector of the city, in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the images. from local television station KSAT-TV.
This is where a 30-year-old man reportedly lost his life just a few hours earlier, around 10 p.m. Saturday, after being forced to stop on the side of the road for a problem with his travel vehicle, police reportedly said. to local media.
Except that at the time of the stop, the thirty-year-old’s two dogs managed to escape from the passenger compartment, forcing the thirty-year-old to chase them on the highway.
He managed to put his hand on the collar of one of his companions before the duo was hit head-on by a commercial vehicle from the propane company Blue Rhino, the television channel reported.
The driver of the truck tried as best he could to help the 30-year-old, but the man died at the scene while the dog he was holding in his arms suffered significant injuries, according to KSAT-TV.
The second dog was reportedly recovered on the other side of the road, unharmed, by San Antonio Animal Care Services, reported the New York Post.