A man has suffered head, hand and finger injuries after being bitten by a dog.

A large police presence was spotted in a residential street early on Thursday morning following reports that a dog, believed to be a Presa Canario breed, was on the loose after it had attacked the man.

The dog has since been detained by the police and the man taken to hospital.

Police were called by the ambulance service at around 8.35am to Milbourne Street in Blackpool.

When they arrived, a man was being treated for multiple injuries, and the road was closed off until the dog was located at a nearby house in Charles Street.

A spokesperson for the police said: "We were called around 8.35am on Thursday, by the Ambulance Service after a report of a dog bite at an address in Milbourne Street, Blackpool.

"Officers attended with a man found at the scene with injuries to his hands, fingers and head.

"The dog was detained in the garden of a neighbouring property in Charles Street and has been secured in a police van."

The Presa Canario breed is not on the list of banned breeds in the UK.

It is currently against the law to own or sell any of the following banned breeds of dog:

Pit Bull Terrier

Japanese Tosa

Dogo Argentino

Fila Brasileiro