Pitbull-cross attack leaves man in hospital with serious injuries

A man needed critical care support after being attacked by a dog. The 24-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the attack in Aberavon in South Wales.

He was given critical care support by medics from an air ambulance before being taken to hospital by road following the incident on Monday at about 7am, according to the Welsh Ambulance Service.

South Wales Police said the dog, which is understood to be a pitbull/Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was sedated and removed from the scene by police dog units. A police spokesman said: "Officers attended Blair Way, Aberavon, at around 7am this morning following a report of an incident involving a man and a dog.”

They said the man had been taken to hospital with serious injuries adding: "The dog has been sedated and removed from the scene by police dog units. Our investigation is ongoing.”

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today at 7.14am to reports of an incident at Nobel Avenue, Port Talbot. We sent one emergency ambulance to the scene.

“Advanced critical care support was delivered by the emergency medical retrieval and transfer service in a Wales Air Ambulance charity helicopter. One person was taken by road to hospital.”