WATCH: Chinese bus driver goes out of his way to help scared dog

A heartwarming video of a dog getting rescued by a bus driver in China has been making rounds on social media with users hailing the rescuer as a hero.

Reported by People’s Daily China, the footage shows a Chinese bus driver stopping his vehicle on a busy road to rescue a frantic, stray dog in the midst of danger and rushing it back to safety.

It went on to show the driver head back to his vehicle after putting him safely to a pavement on the side.

Soon after the video came afloat on social media several users sang praises for the concerned bus driver who went out of his way to help the scared pup.