Fatal Incident Occurs as Bull Strikes Man During Spanish Festival

A 61-year-old man lost his life following a bull attack during a festival in Valencia, Spain. The incident occurred in Pobla de Farnals on Saturday. Despite undergoing emergency surgery, the man passed away on Sunday. His 63-year-old friend, also attacked by the same bull in both legs, is now in stable condition at the hospital. Video footage of the incident has surfaced on social media.

The bull running festival attracts huge crowds and has seen a number of incidents involving spectators and participants being badly injured in recent years.

The victim’s identity has not been revealed, said Independent.

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In the festival, bulls are released into the streets and runners dash ahead of them – something that has become controversial in Spain. Activists have pointed out that it amounts to animal cruelty as well as endangers the people involved.

AnimaNaturalis and CAS International conducted a survey and discovered that Spanish municipalities host more than 1,820 bull running events every year.

Despite the complaints, these events are held regularly. The most famous is held in the northern city of Pamplona.

The BBC said that the bull-running season provides much needed boost to Valencia’s economy. Citing a 2019 study,it said that these festivals created more than 3,000 jobs and generated wealth worth 300 million euros.

In a similar incident, two men, aged 50 and 46, died after being struck by bulls in Valencia. In 2015, one person from the US and another one from UK during a bull run San Fermin festival.

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