In a surprising incident that unfolded in the heart of London, four individuals were hospitalised in the aftermath of a chaotic rampage involving military horses. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, resulted in injuries to a number of people, including Army officers, as seven horses broke free.
The London-based ambulance service confirmed that they had provided medical assistance at three distinct locations – Buckingham Palace Road, Belgrave Square, and the intersection of Chancery Lane and Fleet Street – that were touched by the equine frenzy. A serviceman was unseated on Buckingham Palace Road while one of the runaway horses crashed into a stationary taxi beside Clermont Hotel, smashing its windows.
Two of the escaped horses were spotted in the vicinity of Aldwych, one of which seemed to be smeared in blood, and later close to the Limehouse tunnel. They were eventually apprehended by the City of London Police.
The incidents involving casualties unfolded in a mere ten-minute timeframe. Furthermore, a horse collided with a stationary double-decker tourist bus, fracturing its windscreen, and another rammed a taxi, though no injuries occurred in these instances.
In a statement, an Army representative clarified: “Several military horses accidentally escaped during normal workout routines this morning. All horses have been successfully retrieved and have been brought back to their respective camps. A number of staff members and horses bear injuries and are presently receiving the requisite medical care.”
Roundabout footage of two horses rampaging through London was circulated on social media platforms, capturing scenes of a black 4×4 with blazing blue lights tailing the animals from Tower Bridge to Limehouse tunnel.
Accordingly, City of London Police stated that they received a distress call circa 8.40 am concerning escaped horses traversing the city. They managed to yield two of the horses along the carriageway near Limehouse, following which, an Army horse trailer collected and transported them for veterinary attention.