Three people in Spain die after being impaled by bull | Abroad

The third victim, a French tourist in his 60s, was hospitalized in critical condition in early July after being impaled in a village near Alicante. He passed away earlier this week.

The running of the bulls, which is a tradition in Spain especially during the summer when places celebrate their patron saint, regularly claims victims, despite protocols designed to prevent this type of accident.

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The most famous bull runs are in northern Pamplona each year, where hundreds of runners try to get as close as possible to six fighting bulls in an 850-meter race in the cobbled city streets. This year, a total of five people were impaled during the festivities, but no one was seriously injured. Since 1911, however, at least 16 runners have lost their lives there.

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