The pile-up began to form even before the pack of bulls arrived to the bullring. As a large number of runners started to rush into the arena, a side gate leading to the interior passageway was opened to allow a squad of local policemen to go in. However, it was impossible to close back the gate again due to the large number of runners running into the arena and who were crashing into the gate. This made the entrance even narrower than usual and gradually the huge number of runners entering the arena began to form into a blocked pile-up of bodies. The bulls were eventually led through this side gate and, moving around the ringside in single file, they came into the arena through another gate that was opened for them. They were led away to the pens without more ado.

Follow the complete sequence of images taken by our photographer, Miguel Goñi.

Especial Encierro 13 July. “Dramátic pil-up”
Video. How the blockage took place
Pain in the bullring
23 injuries
Official report of injuries

Today’s running of the bulls with the Fuente Ymbro bull-ranch will get into the history books for the intensely anxious final sequence when a pile-up occurred at the entrance to the bullring. Here a lot of runners received injuries which were quickly treated in the infirmary inside the bullring and the patients were later taken off to the Pamplona hospital complex.

As can be clearly seen from the TV video from RTVE (see lower left side of video), the pile-up began to form even before the pack of bulls arrived to the bullring. As a large number of runners started to rush into the arena, a side gate leading to the interior passageway was opened to allow a squad of local policemen to go in. However, it was impossible to close back the gate again due to the large number of runners running into the arena and who were crashing into the gate. This made the entrance even narrower than usual and gradually the huge number of runners entering the arena began to form into a blocked pile-up of bodies. The bulls were eventually led through this side gate and, moving around the ringside in single file, they came into the arena through another gate that was opened for them. They were led away to the pens without more ado.

It took 4 min. 15 sec. For the bulls to complete the course which leaves some 23 runners receiving treatment for gorings, bruising and contusions.

Especial Encierro 13 July. “Dramátic pil-up”
Video. How the blockage took place
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Pain in the bullring
23 injuries
Official report of injuries

The 42-year-old runner from Terrassa J.B.P., suffered a severe goring to his right arm after being caught by the El Pilar bull. He was tossed against the fencing and gored twice to his right arm, both the interior and the exterior forearm. He was operated on after being rushed to hospital and is now in ward where his condition is stable.

The gorings happened when the runner tried to lead the bull towards the bullring. Within the gravity of his wound, it might be said that the runner was lucky to escape without a worse goring as the bull could easily have gored him in his neck which would have been almost for sure a fatal goring.

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The 42-year-old runner from Terrassa J.B.P., suffered a severe goring to his right arm after being caught by the El Pilar bull. He was tossed against the fencing and gored twice to his right arm, both the interior and the exterior forearm. He was operated on after being rushed to hospital and is now in ward where his condition is stable.

The gorings happened when the runner tried to lead the bull towards the bullring. Within the gravity of his wound, it might be said that the runner was lucky to escape without a worse goring as the bull could easily have gored him in his neck which would have been almost for sure a fatal goring.

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A 31-year-old runner from Morella (Castellón), with the initials  D.M.V is the runner who is in the most dangerous condition after today’s running of the bulls. His conditions is reserved after suffering three gorings (to the groin and to his leg) during 20 unending seconds of being tossed.

He has now been operated on his three injuries: on his right knee, on his right groin area and on his left thigh. His life is not in any danger.

In the following sequence of snapshots taken by Mónica Sarasa the seriousness of the goring can be appreciated.

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One of the most dramatic moments of today’s running of the bulls occurred in the Santo Domingo stretch.  A hair-raising sequence, which shows the grimace of pain on the face of the runner when he is gored by the bull. The runner is a 20-year-old American who suffered a goring to his stomach. He underwent an emergency operation in the Hospital of Navarra and his spleen has had to be removed. His condition is grave. See injuries

The photos were taken by Manuel Jorge Pérez.

Photos taken by Manuel Jorge Pérez.

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Today makes it exactly four years since the death of runner, Daniel Jimeno Romero, the last runner to receive a mortal goring in the Pamplona running of the bulls.

Born in Alcalá de Henares, this young man was an experienced and skilled runner and an ardent fan of the running of the bulls. He took part in many of these events in different parts of Spain, such as Sansebastián de los Reyes and other such towns, but his favorite of all was the Pamplona run.

It was here in Pamplona just four years ago that he received a fatal goring to his neck from the horn of a bull called Capuchino that belonged to the Jandilla bull-ranch.  He was rushed to hospital by the emergency services, but from the first moment, the medical service saw that his state was “very serious”. He was immediately operated on but David died almost immediately as his condition was too far gone to be saved.

Today, his parents and friends placed a wreath at the Telefónica stretch of the course, where the runner received the fatal goring.

Just a few hours after the closing ceremony, the Pobre de Mí, pulled the curtain down on the 2012 Sanfermin fiestas, four runners who received injuries during the running of the bulls are still hospitalized, according to a report issued by the Government of Navarra on its web page. All of them are making favorable progress and are likely to be discharged over the next few days.

In the Navarra Hospital Complex are two young English runners, L.T., age, 29 who suffered two jabs from the horns of the bulls when running on the 9th and his compatriot, N.C., aged 20, who is suffered a goring to his right thigh on the dame day. Both are making favorable progress.

Also making favorable progress in hospital is the 35 year-old North-American, S.C. who suffered a fracture to his forearm on the 13th. And finally, just one of the injured from the running of the 14th remains in hospital. He is a 28 year-old man from Ireland who suffered a skull traumatism.

The other 34 runners injured during the runnings of the bulls have already been discharged

Further information at the web of the Government of Navarra.