Pamplona bull-running festival: Two gored on festival's third day and man killed in Spanish town

Festival: One reveller has died elsewhere in the country
EPA/Jim Hollander
Mark Chandler9 July 2016

A Japanese man and a Spaniard were gored this morning on the third day of the Pamplona bull-running festival - while a man died at a similar event near Alicante.

The week-long San Fermin festival in northern Spain sees bulls chase red-scarved runners through the streets of the town.

A 33-year-old Japanese man was gored in the chest and a 24-year-old Spanish man in the arm, while 12 others suffered minor injuries, the local government said on its website.

The Spaniard's injury was classed as "less serious". The local hospital declined to comment on the Japanese man's condition, although the local Red Cross office said he had been taken there in an ambulance.

A video published on Instagram appeared to show at least two people falling and being trampled on by the animals.

The four-minute run featured six bulls from the Jose Escolar ranch, one of which separated from the rest and caused panic among the runners.

Many Spanish towns hold festivals involving bulls during the summer. San Fermin is the most famous internationally and attracts thousands of revellers, many from as far afield as the United States and Australia.

Meanwhile, a man has died after being gored in a bull run near the southern Spanish city of Alicante.

The incident occurred at about 1am this morning during late-night festivities in the small village of Pedreguera.

A heifer gored the 29-year-old, from Valencia, through the thorax and abdomen, the Red Cross said.

The man was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead about an hour later.

Alicante has suspended all bull-related festivities for the day.

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

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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