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MADRID – A man bled to death from his injuries after being gored at a bull running festival in eastern Spain, authorities said.
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It was the first such death in the country since such events resumed after the curbs of COVID-19 were relaxed over the summer.
The 55-year-old man, who has not been identified, was repeatedly attacked by the bull at the Onda festival, the town council reported on Saturday.
Other participants tried to drive the animal away, but their efforts failed.
The man died later Saturday at the hospital in the nearby town of Villarreal after bleeding blood from a wound on his left thigh that punctured his artery, emergency services said. He also suffered a head injury.
The City Council of Onda canceled all the closings planned for the local festival, which will end on Sunday. Other activities were not affected.
The public debate over whether to abolish confinement festivals has become more heated in recent years, with only a small number taking place since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in Spain.
Loose racing animals are generally used in bullfights later in the day. A 2020 poll conducted by Electomania, a polling company, found that 46.7% of Spaniards were in favor of banning bullfighting, 34.7% were not in favor but did not support a legal ban and 18 , 6% believed that it should be preserved.
Reference-torontosun.com