Man Killed By Bull as Many are Injured in the Pamplona Running in Festival Chaos

Bull Attacking People

The deadly incident occurred in the early hours and the town suspended all bull-related festivities for the rest of the day

A man has died after being gorged by a bull in the annual running of the bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

The deadly incident occurred in the early hours and the town suspended all bull-related festivities for the rest of the day.

The 29-year-old man from Valencia was gored by a heifer through the stomach and chest according to the Red Cross.

He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital but attempts torevive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead an hour after arriving.

Bull Attacking a Man

Last year, another man also died after being gored during one of its bull runs.

Earlier, a Spanish hospital says at least one man has been gored and seven other runners injured in an unusual third-day running of the bulls at Pamplona's San Fermin festival.

One of the six bulls used in the run was late coming out of the gate.

Another got separated from the pack early in the race, did a U-turn and gored a nearby runner, lifting his body off the ground and creating moments of fear and tension.

Once the bull gained steam again, he was harassed by runners on his way to the bull ring.

More than 1,000 people took part in the run, which lasted just over four minutes, about one-and-a-half times longer than usual.

People on the Street Celebrating 

Navarra Hospital has confirmed that one man was gored in the thorax but said his condition was considered stable and seven others were injured in falls and suffered contusions.

Falls were frequent and hair-raisingly dangerous among participants, who packed the narrow streets.

On Thursday Peruvian matador Andres Roca Rey, 19 fought a bull in Pamplona during the Running of the Bulls festival, but was floored by the animal and had to pick himself up with his private parts exposed.

Another Bull Attacking People

Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain.

The nine-day San Fermin fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises' and attracts thousands of foreign tourists.

Ten people, including four Americans, were gored in the San Fermin festival last year.

In all, 15 people have died from gorings in the festival since record-keeping began in 1924.