Girl, 6, mauled by pack of dogs while playing on street as brave pedestrians fought them off

Hero witnesses desperately tried to save a little girl, aged 6, as she was attacked by a pack of five dogs on a Greater Manchester street yesterday.

Neighbours have spoken of the shocking moment another young girl and a man can be seen trying to rip the dogs off the little girl on Ackers Lane in Trafford. The girl, who was unconscious is then picked up by a woman said to be her mum and carried to safety.

Video of the horrific incident seen by The Mirror shows five American bully dogs attack the child as she laid on the floor. Blood can be seen on the floor where the girl was, as the dogs disperse.

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The child was rushed to hospital by ambulance, where she remains in a stable condition. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they arrested three people on suspicion of owning a dangerous dog, who have now been released on bail.

It is not known why the dogs turned on the girl, but residents on the street said they were aware that a family were "breeding dogs" in the area.

One man, who asked not to be named, told the Mirror: "I have seen two big dogs on the street a lot, they are American Bullys. It's scary that this has happened here. She was just playing out and then this has happened to the poor little girl."

On Sunday, GMP said three people were arrested on suspicion of owning a dangerous dog following the incident on Ackers Lane in Carrington, Manchester. The force said it was called to an address at around 2.40pm and seized four dogs.

A police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 2.40pm [on Sunday] police were called to a report of a child who had suffered injuries caused by dogs at an address on Ackers