Wolverhampton father crushed in Spanish bull stampede

More than a dozen people trying to flee a charging bull trampled 44-year-old John Bennett. He had gone to Pamplona in the north of the country for the annual event with four friends.

The gas firm worker was caught up the chaos as a half-ton bull threatened to charge at thrill seekers on Sunday morning.

Mr Bennett has told how he nearly suffocated as bodies piled on top of him. He was eventually saved by paramedics who had spotted him on the ground. Amazingly the father-of-one only suffered knee injuries and was discharged from hospital that day.

Mr Bennett said: "We were waiting for the bulls to come running by the door to the arena which my friend said was the best place to stay. There was a lone bull, on its own, which caused all the people around me to panic.

"I remember running and tripping over people who had fallen to the ground as the bull charged towards us. It was utter chaos.

"I started to run but my legs were taken from underneath me. I was crushed under people who fell on top of me. It was like a domino affect.

"There was a terrifying moment when people on me were crushing my face to the ground and I couldn't breathe. A first aid person managed to pull me to safety. He saved my life."

Last year four runners were gored by a bull at the event.

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