Pedestrian injured in a Mashpee car accident that also killed a dog early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Mashpee police said in a news release posted on Facebook that they responded to Job’s Fishing Road around 7:21 a.m. Friday on reports of a pedestrian struck by a car. There, police said, they found a pedestrian lying in the street with “serious injuries.”

First responders took the victim to Falmouth Hospital, the release said. Police also found a dog the pedestrian was walking, which was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver remained at the scene during the investigation, police said.

In the social media post, Mashpee police expressed their “heartfelt” condolences to the victim and family. The victim has not yet been publicly identified, but police said an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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