Boy, 3, has 'chunk' torn out of his face in dog attack outside a school

A three-year-old boy has been brutally attacked by a dog outside a school in Adelaide. 

The boy's father, Basam Hafiz, told 9News that the 'loose' dog tore a 'chunk' out of his son's face.

'He's got a big bite across his face,' Mr Hafiz said.

The dad added that his son had been playing with a dog in a park next to the school when he was attacked.

The boy and his mother rushed inside the school, where the child was given first aid until paramedics arrived at about 4.30pm.

The child was taken to Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.