Bull runner smashed into the air and gored after at Spanish festival

This is the astonishing moment a bull runner was seriously injured as he was thrown into the air by a bull and repeatedly gored while laying helpless on the ground at a Costa Blanca festival.

Horrific footage showed the animal punching its horn into the youngster's right leg and bending it back and forth at knee-level as he tried to reach safety behind a barrier after being up-ended.

Spectators tried to divert the bull's attention by pulling on its tail and yelling - although one appeared to think it might be a good idea to try to buckle the animal's legs by kicking them repeatedly. The powerfully-built bull didn't even flinch as it was attacked from behind.

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