At least one person was reported to be injured after at least two runaway horses ran into traffic in London on Wednesday morning.
Social media videos show one white and one brown horse running through Aldwych. One of the horses appeared to have blood on its chest and legs after apparently hitting a bus.
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At least two horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, the English King's official bodyguard, threw their riders near Buckingham Palace this morning and ran off through the streets of London, damaging several cars… pic.twitter.com/F4grCoXQIP
BBC staff member Tony Bonsignore witnessed the incident and told BBC Radio London that he saw someone receiving treatment from paramedics, with speculation that it was a serviceman from the Household Cavalry division.
It is unclear how many horses were involved, with the Telegraph reporting as many as five Household Cavalry horses have run loose through the city after throwing their riders off while exercising on Horseguards Parade in Whitehall.
It was highly unusual for the Household Cavalry's horses to be spooked in this way as they are well-drilled and used to being close to traffic and large crowds.
Buckingham Palace Road was closed following the incident and a cordon was erected near the scene.
