The outcome of a bullfight in eastern Spain is tragic: one man died and another was injured.

The 61-year-old victim was gored in the side during the event, which took place in Pobla de Farnals, in the Valencia region: he underwent emergency surgery, but doctors were unable to save his life.

The friend who was with him, aged 63, was attacked in both legs by the same bull and is in stationary condition in hospital.

Deaths and injuries during bull riding in Spain are not uncommon. Every year hundreds of events of this type take place across the country, in which bulls are released into city streets and people run past them even though animal rights groups have long denounced the dangers.

But the annual events are being maintained as they provide a much-needed boost to Valencia's economy, according to authorities.

(Unioneonline/lf)

© Riproduzione riservata