Google's Street View car may have run over a dog in Chile, leaving it dead in the street, Business Insider reported on Wednesday.
Images from the car show what appears to be one of its camera-equipped vehicles running over a dog and leaving it in the street. Looking at the Meza Bell 2815 in Chile on Google Maps reveals, shot by shot, when the canine walks in front of the oncoming car.
In the next set of images, seen from the car's rear camera, the dog is pictured lying in the road and not moving, according to The New York Post.
At no point does Google Maps show the dog hopping back on its feet. A closer look at the immediate images show the dog moving in one image, but it's not clear if it was the animal's last gasp of life, or if it's just stretching out in the sun.
A local can be seen on the side of the road where the potential accident occurred, but the individual made no attempt to rush and save the dog's life.
This type of instance isn't unusual for Google. In January 2013, the camera car was accused of running over a donkey in Botswana after images show the donkey walking next to the vehicle one moment and lying still on the ground the next. Google proved the image wasn't a hit-and-run accident and defended that the images were not as they appeared.
The search engine giant has stated that it's investigating the images in Chile to "understand and inform what happened," according to The New York Post. They also "have guidelines in place to protect people and animals" as they map every nook and cranny of the globe.
