The dog bites a three - year - old child in the face, is rushed to the hospital

According to report BILDThe event took place in a house in western Hamburg, while the child was playing with the dog in his basket, Transcosova.tv.

At one point, the dog attacked the three - year - old, causing serious injuries on the right side of his face and right eye.

After receiving the announcement, police intervened at the scene, rescue teams and an emergency doctor who offered the child first aid.

It was then transported by ambulance to the Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) University Medical Centre, where it is being treated in the pediatric department.

According to German media, the three - year - old was shouting from the pain during the hospital transport.

At the moment of the incident at home, there was the child's mother, who reportedly suffered shock after the attack.

A warning sign with the preset “woodmark was posted at the garden gate, while reportedly the owner holds several dogs, however, authorities have launched investigations to clarify the circumstances of the event. /Periscopi/