An elderly woman who was making a delivery is in a serious condition with 'life-changing' injuries after she was attacked by two ‘pitbull-type’ dogs.

The woman was attacked in the garden of a house on Devon Road in Blackburn on Tuesday afternoon and has since been taken to hospital where she is being treated for serious face and head injuries.

The dogs have been seized from their owners and an investigation is now underway, officers have confirmed.

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A police spokesman said: “We can confirm an investigation is underway after a pensioner was attacked and seriously injured during a dog attack in Blackburn.

“We were called around 2.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, June 14) following a report of assault.

“A woman aged in her 70s had been attacked by two dogs in the front garden of an address in Devon Road.

“The woman suffered serious head and facial injuries and was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital for treatment.

“The dogs, believed to be a pitbull-type breed, have been seized from their owner and an investigation is underway.

Det Sgt Peter Davies, of Blackburn CID, said: “We can confirm we are investigating a dog attack in Blackburn.

“The woman involved was believed to be a making a delivery to the address when she was attacked. She has suffered significant, life-changing injuries.

“Our thoughts are with her and her family at this time.

“The dogs involved have been seized and an investigation into the circumstances around the attack is underway.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or email 1209@lancashire.police.uk quoting log 0850 of June 14.