A man has died from his injuries after being gored at a bull-running festival in Onda, Spain.
As reported by Sky News, the 55-year-old man was repeatedly charged by a bull during the Fira de Onda event on Saturday, October 30.
Authorities confirmed that after sustaining a wound to his left thigh that perforated his femoral artery, the man bled to death at a hospital in the nearby town of Villarreal. Emergency services also added that the man - who has not been named - suffered a wound to his head.
According to reports, other participants at the festival had attempted to distract the bull and entice it away from the man - but were unsuccessful.
The Daily Mail reports that footage of the incident showed the man being lifted into the air by the animal, as other festival-goers took shelter in a doorway just feet away. The man was then left lying unconscious on the ground.
The man's death is the first related fatality in the country since bull-running events returned following restrictions put in place as a result of the pandemic.
Officials from Onda council responded to this incident by canceling all further bull-running events that were planned at the festival - which is set to end today (October 31). A statement from the council read: "Due to the death of a man this afternoon and as a sign of respect and show of condolence, the rest of the programmed night-time events have been suspended."
The Guardian reports that other activities at the festival were not affected.
The fatality comes as the discussion surrounding bull-running and other similar events continues to grow more heated.
In a 2020 survey by the polling company Electomania, 46.7% of Spanish people questioned were in favor of banning bullfighting - whereas, 18.6% of those asked believed the "tradition" should be preserved. Nearly 35% of people asked were against bullfighting, but did not support a legal ban.
Sky News states that yesterday's fatality is just the latest in a string of incidents over the last few years. In 2019, one man died after being gored at the Pamplona bull run, while five others were injured.
A year prior, at the same event, 28 people were injured.
And in 2015, a French tourist lost their life after being gored at a festival in Pedreguer, Alicante.
