Crushed by bulls: Yet more Pamplona runners are trampled by rampaging animals and thrown into the air as the festival winds down.
Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today on the last day of Pamplona’s San Fermín festival.
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Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today on the last day of Spain’s San Fermín festival and many were crushed and trampled by the bulls in chaotic scenes.
In a blur of red and white, runners ply the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them.
But the bulls, seeing red, are very quick and rush into the crowd, sending frantic runners into the air before their sharp horns land on the hard ground below.
On the eighth and last day of the San Fermín festival, some will receive a second blow and the angry bull will trample them.
At least five runners were transported 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 with his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises.
Steeped in history and folklore, the joyous events attract both locals and tourists looking for a thrilling and unforgettable experience – but in recent years the tradition has been widely criticized for its treatment of the bulls, many of whom have been seriously injured or killed.
Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today on the final day of Spain’s San Fermín festival and many were crushed and trampled by the bulls in chaotic scenes.
On the eighth and final day of the San Fermín festival, some will receive a second blow and be trampled by an angry bull.
In a blur of red and white, runners ply the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them.
Medics attend to an injured man on a stretcher after the eighth day of the running of the bulls during the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Friday
A runner is trampled by a bull during the running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival on Friday
Fans fall to the ground after being chased by bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain on Friday
But the bulls, seeing red, charged too fast and into the crowd, sending their sharp horns into the air before the frantic runners landed on the hard ground below.
Two runners hold each other as they run into a bull during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on Friday
Runners are trampled by a bull during the San Fermín festival in Spain on Friday which then gets up after contact
In a blur of red and white, runners ply the streets of Pamplona today, trying in vain to outrun the stampeding beasts behind them.
In a blur of red and white, runners ply 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 with his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises.
At least five runners were transported to hospital due to injuries sustained during the event, according to emergency services
Participants run before the bull stamping during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Friday
Participants run before the bull stamping during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Friday
Thousands of bull runners ran for their lives today on the final day of Spain’s San Fermín festival and many were crushed and trampled by the bulls in chaotic scenes.
Participants run before the bull stamping during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Friday
A stamping bull approaches the runners, sending them flying through the air during the famous festival on Friday
Participants are ahead of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Spain on Friday
A fan waits before the eighth day of the running of the bulls during the San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Friday