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Toledo bus driver dies in hospital after dog attack Monday night

According to a Toledo police detective at the scene, the woman was in critical condition shortly after she was attacked by what appeared to be her own dog.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The following story has been updated to reflect new information made available by a Toledo police report. 

A woman was attacked by a dog Monday night in south Toledo and later died from her injuries, according to Toledo police.

Toledo fire crews responded to a call of an unconscious woman with injuries from dog bites at a residence in the 800 block of Wright Avenue just before 6 p.m.

In a report issued Tuesday morning, Toledo police said 57-year-old Bonnie Varnes was found severely mutilated and unconscious in the backyard of the residence. TFRD crews transported Varnes to the hospital for further treatment where she later succumbed to her injuries. 

Varnes is listed as a current bus driver for Washington Local Schools.

A Toledo Police Department detective at the scene said the dog appeared the be the woman's own dog.

Police said the incident is still under investigation. 

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