Two women hospitalised following serious dog attack in Waterford City

The dog is understood to be an XL bully, a variation of the pitbull, and attacked one woman in her 30s and another who is in her late teens. Picture: PA

Two women have been hospitalised following a serious dog attack in Waterford City.

The incident occurred around lunchtime on Friday in an area in St John’s Park which is in the centre of the city.