Two runaway horses pulling a wagon trampled spectators at a small-town 4th of July parade, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring at least 23 other people.
The animals bolted after one rubbed its head against the other, removing that horse’s bridle, U.S. police said.
They galloped for several blocks with the wagon in tow, trampling parade-goers.
‘They took off down the street uncontrollably,’ Bellevue fire chief Chris Roling told The New York Times.
‘They went about six blocks – the horses and the carriages behind them, running over children and adults along the parade route.’
The wagon flipped and its two passengers were flung to the ground. Among those injured were children who had stooped in the street to pick up candy that had been thrown to them.
An estimated 10,000 people were attending the parade, which is a decade-old tradition.
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