Benitaxell on the Costa Blanca was the scene of what could have developed into a serious accident last week.A young bull escaped from a pen where it was being kept for the bull running later in the day.

The police  believe that the bull pen was left open deliberately.The bull was free in the streets of Benitaxell for 3 hours in total.Two teenage girls were slightly injured when they tried to escape from the animal as it ran towards the Taraula urbanisation,where it was finally cornered and recaptured.

There is always huge security when dealing with the animals in the town.The gate to the pens is checked and rechecked by responsible people.However it is now known who might have left the gate unlocked and the Guardia Civil are investigating the case.

To get the young animal back into a truck they actually got its mother to come to the area where it was holed up.Does anyone ever really understand just how frightened these animals become in these circumstances.It is amazing that more people are not hurt or even killed because of this so called “entertainment”.