Struck during a release of bulls, a man is in a state of brain

The septuagenarian was struck hard by a bull. For example, Seriously injured Thursday in the streets of Généc in the Gard. In addition, a man of about 70 years was “in brain death” on Friday morning, the gendarmerie announced.

The man. a resident of this commune of 4,000 inhabitants located 10 kilometers south of Nîmes, “crossed the road around 8 pm, after the passage of several bulls, but one of them turned around and struck it,” explained the commander of the gendarmerie company of Nîmes.

An annual tradition – Struck during release bulls, man

“The shock with the bull was not violent. but it was when this resident hit the ground,” said the officer. The facts took place during the “Abrivado”. an event during which struck during release bulls, man riders run the bulls to the arenas, at the first evening of the votive festivals organized each year around July 14 in this town of the doors of the Camargue with a strong taurine tradition.

“It is important to respect bulls. riders during the Abrivados and the Bandidos [le retour des taureaux vers le pâturage] And above all to systematically position yourself behind the protective barriers provided for this purpose, ”insisted the mayor of Généac on Friday on social networks, Frédéric Touzellier.