'The owners of both animals were taken to hospital with bite injuries'
Two women were taken to hospital after a dog attack today. A police helicopter was scrambled as part of the response to the incident at Howe Bridge, Atherton, Leigh, by armed officers.
Ambulance crews were called as the owners of two dogs were injured after they tried to separate them when one attacked another. One person commented on social media: "There was a female with her hands all bandaged up getting into the ambulance."Another local posted: "I've just been told by a police officer that they attended to a dog attack where two people, including the owner who has been found, and another dog had been attacked.
"Specialist officers and emergency services attended the scene, and the owners of both animals were taken to hospital with bite injuries which are not life threatening and not believed to be life changing.
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