One runner was gored in the face, and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The six bulls and accompanying steers charged through crowds of thrill-seekers who packed the narrow street course in Pamplona. The huge animals knocked bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the two-and-a-half-minute run from the pen to the bull ring, where bullfighters will kill the bulls later in the day.<\/p>\n
One runner was pierced by a horn in the face, while 12 more people needed medical treatment for an assortment of knocks, according to the University of Navarra Hospital.<\/p>\n
A black bull broke away from the pack early in the 875-meter (957-yard) run and plowed into a group of people, smacking one full in the side of the face with a horn. It was not clear if that was the moment of the goring.<\/p>\n
Many runners appeared completely unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s was the fifth morning run of the eight-day festival in northern Spain.<\/p>\n