At least four people were injured and rushed to the hospital after a group of military horses, one of which was covered in blood, bolted through the streets of London in a wild frenzy.
Officials later provided an update and confirmed that the horses have been captured and accounted for.
“We’re pleased to confirm that all of the horses have been accounted for. We are continuing to liaise with the army,” Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
A group of military horses ran amok through central London after getting loose during a “routine exercise,” officials said
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The riderless horses were seen galloping through London on Wednesday, April 24, and one of them was “covered in blood,” according to a witness.
It was eventually reported that the seven military horses were in the middle of “routine exercises” on Wednesday morning when they got loose and charged through central London at around 8:40 a.m. local time, officials said.
A “number of military working horses” went loose during a “routine exercise” this morning, an army spokesperson said, as quoted by Sky News.
Officials later said in an update that the horses were captured and safely returned following the incident
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“All of the horses have now been recovered and returned to camp,” the spokesperson said.
“A number of personnel and horses have been injured and are receiving the appropriate medical attention,” they added.
Megan Morra said it was a “chaotic” scene while she was on her way to work at 8:35 in the morning.
“At the time I was really confused but it felt like something chaotic was happening as there were police officers or potentially security guards sprinting down the middle of Buckingham Palace Road,” Megan told BBC. “I assumed there had been some sort of accident or vehicle collision. There’s a lot of traffic on that road at that time.
“I kept walking along towards St James Park and the trail of blood turned and went that way so I assume it happened right on The Mall,” the commuter added.
One of the horses ran into a double-decker bus and smashed the vehicle’s window
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Paramedics revealed that one of the servicemen, who was part of the exercise, was thrown from the back of the horse in Buckingham Palace Road.
Some commuters in the area reportedly heard the injured soldier screaming in pain after falling off the animal.
“I saw a soldier falling down into the street after the horse ran into a car. One of my colleagues called the police,” Bashir Aden, 48, a construction worker, told The Telegraph. “The man hit the floor hard, he was screaming in pain. You could see blood all over the parked car.”
Witnesses were left bewildered seeing the blood-covered horses running through the streets
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“The horses come down this route every day, but today the horse looked stressed or panicked. I saw the horse run away after it hit a bus. People were screaming and running all over,” Bashir added.
The construction worker noted that the soldier’s injuries “looked very serious he looked really hurt.”
The individual thrown from the horse’s back during the exercise was rushed to the hospital, along with three other injured people who were picked up by paramedics from different locations.
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“We were called at 8:25am today (April 24) to reports of a person being thrown from a horse on Buckingham Palace Road,” said spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service. “We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer.”
At least four people have sustained injuries from the incident involving the military horses
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“Our first paramedic was on the scene in five minutes. We treated a patient at the scene and took them to hospital,” the spokesperson added.
While the horses were running amok, one of them reportedly ran into a double-decker bus and smashed the vehicle’s windscreen. Another galloping horse reportedly crashed into a black cab before eventually being captured.
Many were glad the horses were safe following the unexpected turn of events on what was expected to be an ordinary morning in London
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