This is the hilarious moment a dog fooled a driver into thinking it was injured in Cambodia.

San Eang was driving through a village in Banteay Meanchey province when he saw the stray pooch looking sad.

The white dog appeared to be struggling to drag herself forward using only her front legs, while her hind legs seemed paralysed.

Upon seeing the pooch crawling, Eang and his son hopped down from the car and approached the helpless pooch.

They hoped to give the dog proper medical care and take it with them to a nearby vets.

However, as Eang moved closer, the female dog stood up and started walking as if it was just acting the whole time.

Eang and his son burst out laughing after realising they had been fooled by the stray dog.

He said: "Right when we thought we could rescue an injured animal, this dog played a trick on us. What a pity."

He added that the dog may have only been scratching an itch on its stomach that's why it was dragging its body in an unusual way.

Eang said: "We were almost teary-eyed when we saw the brave dog trying to live despite its injuries."

The father and son gave the dog some snacks, which it seemed satisfied with and bounded away.