SEVEN loose cavalry horses have been seen running around central London, one of which appeared to be covered in blood.
The animals, wearing saddles and bridles, were seen careering down the road near Aldwych on Wednesday morning.
PAA white horse appeared to be covered in blood[/caption]
PATwo horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych[/caption]
PAA black horse collides with a London Taxi[/caption]
PAA soldier was said to be injured and lying in the street[/caption]
Pictures and videos of the horses were shared on social media, one of which showed a black 4×4 with blue lights following the animals.
One soldier was said to be injured and lying in the street outside the Clermont Hotel in Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.
A blue tarpaulin tent was erected while ambulance workers attended to the injured serviceman.
“I saw a soldier falling down into the street after the horse ran into a car,” Bashir Aden told The Telegraph.
The construction worker, 48, continued: “One of my colleagues called the police. The man hit the floor hard, he was screaming in pain.
“You could see blood all over the parked car. The horses come down this route every day, but today the horse looked stressed or panicked.”
A black horse was also seen colliding with a London taxi after bolting down the A4.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed seven Household Cavalry horses were on the loose in central London.
City of London Police said they had caught two of the horses on the Highway near Limehouse.
The London Ambulance Service described it as an “ongoing and complex situation”.
It said paramedics had been called to three separate incidents involving the loose horses so far.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “We are aware of a number of horses on the loose in central London.
“We are working with colleagues in the Army to locate them.”
A City of London Police spokesperson said: “At around 8.40am, we were called about horses that had became loose and were travelling through the City.
“Our officers have contained two horses on the Highway near Limehouse.
“We’re waiting for an Army horse box to collect the horses and transport them to veterinary care.”
London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 8.25am today (April 24) to reports of a person being thrown from a horse on Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W.
“We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer.
“Our first paramedic was on the scene in five minutes.
“The incident is still ongoing and we are working with our emergency services partners.”
PAPictures and videos of the horses were shared on social media[/caption]
PAThe Ministry of Defence confirmed seven Household Cavalry horses were on the loose[/caption]
PAA white horse on the loose bolts through the streets of London[/caption]