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Heather Pickstock

Boy, 12, and man rushed to hospital after dog attacks them at sports club

A boy and a man were rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog at a sports club.

The boy, 12, was attacked by the dog at Grove Sports Centre and Social Club in Nailsea, Somerset, on Saturday night.

A man was also bitten in the incident.

Both the boy and man sustained leg injuries and received medical treatment, reports Somerset Live.

The dog has since been seized.

A police spokesman said: “At 8.30pm on Saturday we were alerted to an incident at Grove Sports Centre and Social Club in Nailsea in which a dog had bitten a man and a child.

The man and boy needed hospital treatment after the attack (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

“Both the man and the child sustained leg injuries and were taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

“The dog has since been seized and its owner will attend a voluntary interview at a future date.

“Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”

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