More than 300 festival goers also injured during 2022’s Bous al Carrer festivities

Authorities in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia are calling on festival goers not to “lose respect for bulls” after seven people were killed by the animals during this year’s Bous al Carrer bull-running fiestas.

The summer festivities – which translate as “bulls on the street”, and which are held in towns and villages across Valencia – have also resulted in more than 300 injuries in the past two months.

Death of 55-year-old attacked in Onda is first such fatality since events resumed following Covid hiatus

A man bled to death from his injuries after he was gored at a bull-running festival in eastern Spain, authorities said.

It was the first related fatality in the country since such events resumed after Covid-19 curbs were relaxed during the summer.

More than 1 million people are expected to attend the nine-day San Fermin event in the northern Spanish city

Partygoers and bull-running fans packed the main square in Pamplona on Saturday to cheer the launch of a firecracker which marks the start of the northern Spanish city’s annual San Fermin festival.

Decked out in white T-shirts and trousers stained pink by wine, the crowd danced and waved traditional red handkerchiefs bearing the image of the local patron saint, Fermin.