Man gored to death by bull with flaming horns in cruel festival in Spain

Man gored to death by bull with flaming horns in cruel festival in Spain
This is the horrific moment a bull with flaming horns gores a young man who later died from his injuries during a bull-running event.

Shocking footage shows Adrian Martinez Fernandez, 24, being smashed by the furious, burning beast in the town of Vallada in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday during an annual event ran as a tribute to a patron saint.
The animal whose horns had been set alight for the festival turned Fernandez over and then gored him as terrified festival-goers, standing mere feet away but protected by railings, looked on in disbelief.
The 24-year-old, who had travelled from Almansa to attend the festivities, was taken by ambulance to the hospital as a precaution with no immediately visible injuries.

But the attack had ruptured his spleen and caused several other internal injuries, leaving medical staff with no hope of saving his life.

The City Council later suspended the bullfighting night due to take place later that day, as well as another even scheduled for Monday morning due to the death of the young man.
A bull with flaming horns is known as a 'toro embolado' - or 'bull with balls' - and is sight that can be witnessed in many Spanish towns during bull running events.

The animal has balls of flammable material attached to its horns, before they are set alight and the enraged bull is set free to tear through the streets.

Locals then try to dodge the bull as it rips through the town's roads, but the pain caused by the flames typically work the animal into a frenzy, making them even more dangerous.
A minute of silence was held instead in the town's Plaza to honour Fernandez after locals received news on Sunday night that he had died.

The town also sent their support and expressed their 'regret and solidarity' to the family and friends of the 24-year-old.

The municipality of Vallada is celebrating its patron saint festivities in honour of San Bertomeu, the Santísimo Cristo del Monte Calvario and the Virgen de Gracia.

Festivities are scheduled to end this Sunday, marking a week of celebrations.