A dangerous dog has been killed by armed police and a man arrested after two women were attacked. The incident happened on Saturday morning.
Police said the "aggressive" dog was believed to have escaped from a property. The women were taken to hospital.
The drama unfolded in the Shakespeare Road of Oldham at around 10am. The women sustained serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, reports the M.E.N.
Police said that a man aged 29 had been arrested under the Dangerous Dogs Act. The animal was killed by specialist armed police at the scene.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said the dog had to be killed "due to the number of people in the area and the injuries caused". It has not yet been confirmed what breed it was.
This afternoon, a police car was stationed outside a house in Shakespeare Road. An investigation into the incident has begun.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "This morning (Saturday, October 22, 2022) at around 10am officers were called to reports of a dangerous dog that had attacked two people in the Shakespeare Road area of Oldham. Officers attended the scene and two women had been attacked by a dog, which is believed to have escaped from a property and was acting in an aggressive manner.
"Both women have been taken to hospital to receive treatment for injuries that are serious, but not believed to be life-threatening. Specialist armed officers attended and unfortunately, due to the nature of the incident, the dog was destroyed as a safety precaution due to the number of people in the area and the injuries caused.
"A 29-year-old man has been arrested at the scene for allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control injuring any person under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. A scene remains in place and enquiries are ongoing."
