Crushed by bulls: Yet more Pamplona runners are trampled by rampaging beasts and tossed in the air as festival draws to an end
- Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today during final day of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona
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Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today during the final day of the San Fermin Festival in Spain with many being crushed and trampled on by the bulls in chaotic scenes.
In a blur of red and white, the runners sprinted along the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them.
But the bulls, seeing red, were too quick and stormed into the crowd, their sharp horns sending the frantic runners into the air before they landed on the hard ground below.
Some would get a second hit and be trampled by enraged bulls stampeding towards them during the eighth and last day of the San Fermin Festival.
At least five runners were transferred to hospital due to injuries sustained during the event, according to emergency services.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of American author Ernest Hemingway’s first visit to the festival, which he made internationally famous in his 1926 novel ‘The Sun Also Rises’.
Rooted in history and folklore, the exhilarating events draw both locals and tourists who seek a thrilling and unforgettable experience – but in recent years the tradition has been widely condemned for its treatment of the bulls, many of whom sustain significant injuries or are killed.
Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today during the final day of the San Fermin Festival in Spain with many being crushed and trampled on by the bulls in chaotic scenes
Some would get a second hit and be trampled by enraged bulls stampeding towards them during the eighth and last day of the San Fermin Festival
In a blur of red and white, the runners sprinted along the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them
Medics attend to an injured reveler on a stretcher after the eighth day of the running of the bulls during the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain on Friday
A runner gets trampled by a bull during the bull run of the San Fermin festival on Friday
Revellers fall on the ground after being chased by bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain on Friday
But the bulls, seeing red, were too quick and stormed into the crowd, their sharp horns sending the frantic runners into the air before they landed on the hard ground below
Two runners hold each other as a bull stampedes into them during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Friday
Runners are trampled by a bull which then trips up after the contact during the San Fermin festival in Spain on Friday
In a blur of red and white, the runners sprinted along the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them
In a blur of red and white, the runners sprinted along the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them
This year marks the 100th anniversary of American author Ernest Hemingway’s first visit to the festival, which he made internationally famous in his 1926 novel ‘The Sun Also Rises’
At least five runners were transferred to hospital due to injuries sustained during the event, according to emergency services
Participants run ahead of stampeding bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Friday
Participants run ahead of stampeding bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Friday
Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today during the final day of the San Fermin Festival in Spain with many being crushed and trampled on by the bulls in chaotic scenes
Participants run ahead of stampeding bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Friday
A stampeding bull makes contact with runners, sending them flying through the air during the famous festival on Friday
Participants run ahead of bulls during the bull run at San Fermin festival in Spain on Friday
A reveler waits before the eighth day of the running of the bulls during the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, on Friday
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