Horses run through London as they escape from British cavalry, injuring soldiers – CNN.co.jp

Cavalry horses run through the streets of London, England on the 24th/Jordan Pettitt/PA

2024.04.25 Thu posted at 09:52 JST

London (CNN) On the morning of the 24th in central London, a cavalry horse escaped and ran around the city, leaving many people and horses injured and receiving treatment.

The British Army told CNN that a number of their horses escaped during training that day. It is said that all the horses that ran away were captured and returned to the stables.

Six soldiers and seven cavalry horses were training that day when concrete fell from a conveyor belt used at a nearby construction site. This startled the horses, and five of them started running wild.

According to the military, four soldiers fell from their horses and three were injured. The three people are being treated at a hospital, but their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

The City of London Police, which has jurisdiction over the financial district, announced on X (formerly Twitter), “Around 8:40 a.m., we received a report that the horses had run away and were moving around the city,” and that two of the horses were captured by city police. It revealed that.

About an hour after this post, police in neighboring Westminster posted that all horses had been located.

A video of two horses galloping through a central London street was posted on social media. One of the animals appeared to be bleeding.

According to the PA news agency, a horse hit a taxi waiting in front of the hotel, causing its window to break, and a double-decker tour bus also had its windshield broken when it was hit by a horse.

The cavalry participates in the ceremony as the King’s official guard, and their Hyde Park stables are located just outside Buckingham Palace.