French citizen dies after being gored at Spanish festival

The 44-year old had been standing with some friends when he was gored by one of the bulls during the San Fermin festival

A reveler is charged by a cow during a cow's show in the bull ring, at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, Spain,on Tuesday. Spanish officials on Tuesday said a 44-year-old French citizen died after being gored by a bull during the festival.

Spanish officials say a French citizen has died after being gored by a bull during a festival in a small town in eastern Spain.

A statement from the town hall of Pedreguer says the 44-year-old man died shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday.

The town hall said the man, identified only by the initials L.O., had been standing with some friends when he was gored by one of the bulls.

The incident occurred during a running of the bulls being held as part of the town’s summer festival.

Festival ends

The death came as Spain’s most celebrated bull-running festival, San Fermin in Pamplona, came to an end Tuesday. Ten people were gored during the nine-day festival this year but nobody died.