One person gored on opening day of Pamplona bull runs

Runners sprint in front of wild cows during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

PAMPLONA, Spain - One person was gored on the first day of Spain’s Pamplona bull running festival, the Red Cross said on Saturday.

The person was caught by a bull’s horn during the 875-metre run through the northern Spanish city. Four other people suffered minor injuries such as grazes after falling. All five were taken to hospital for treatment.

Around 2,000 people, most of them dressed in white and wearing red neck scarves, attend the sprint, running alongside six bulls and six bullocks on a narrow route that weaves through central Pamplona.

Revellers attempt to dodge a bull during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Lasting just under two and half minutes, and taking place on wet ground following rain the night before, this year’s sprint was slightly faster than average.

Saturdays are statistically the most dangerous day of the week-long San Fermin festival, leaving around seven people hurt each year.

Revellers sprint in front of bulls and steers during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

(Reporting by Susana Vera; Writing by Sam Edwards; Editing by Alison Williams)

A bull hits a reveller during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Runners sprint in front of wild cows during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Runners sprint in front of wild cows during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Revellers attempt to dodge a bull during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Runners sprint in front of steers and bulls during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Runners attempt to dodge Puerto de San Lorenzo bulls and steers during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu

Revellers wait before the start of the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Revellers attempt to dodge a bull during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Bulls run over a reveller during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Revellers attempt to dodge a bull during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Runners sprint in front of steers and bulls during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A bull hits a reveller during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Runners sprint in front of steers and bulls during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Runners sprint in front of Puerto de San Lorenzo bulls during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu

Revellers wait before the start of the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent West

Revellers wait before the start of the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera