German cyclist killed by escaped bull in France

Posted on October 15, 2013 • Filed under: France, Tourist Killed

According to The Local France, a cyclist was killed in a freak accident in France on Monday when a bull, bred for fighting, managed to escape from its enclosure and charged at the tourist as he rode past, goring him in his chest. The 54-year-old German cyclist was riding his bike with his 47-year-old wife on a quiet country road near Mejanes, near the Domaine de Paul Ricard in the Camargue region of southern France. The pair rode past an enclosure near the road that housed several bulls, up to 350kg in weight. Read article

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