Buckingham Palace LIVE: Cavalry horses covered in blood in London rampage as 4 in hospital

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The wild-running horses are reported to have been first spooked by the noise created by nearby builders moving concrete, according to the BBC.

The national broadcaster said the sound of construction workers in Belgravia sparked the horses from the Household Cavalry and caused them to bolt, unseating their riders while exercising this morning.

Black cab driver Robbie told BBC Radio London: “I was just outside Buckingham Palace on the Mall and heard loads of galloping and looked behind and there were about three or four horses.

“Two of them were sprinting up towards Trafalgar Square and there was a white one covered in blood as well.

“I looked in the rear mirror and saw them coming right up behind me, and at the time I had two punters in the back so I was worried about them,” he added.

“Luckily they swerved towards the middle of the road and carried on, but they were going at some speed.”

Here are the pictures of the terrifying ordeal which saw five military horses tear around the capital.

Four of the five people injured by the rampaging horses have been admitted to hospital, according to the London Ambulance Service.

A security guard claims the white horse, later pictured covered in blood, hit a minivan as it bolted.

A picture posted on X shows the smashed window of a minivan.

One witness said: "Just spoke to a security guard who witnessed this. Happened at junction of Lower Belgravia Road and Victoria. Two horses, both with riders (he says they were from Buckingham Palace stables) bolted onto A324. White one hit this minivan. Rider injured, ambulanced to hospital."

Five people, including one military rider, have been left injured after the spooked horses charged through London.

One soldier was heard ‘screaming in pain’ after he was thrown from his horse outside the Clermont Hotel in Victoria.

Another man was seen lying on the pavement in Fleet Street after two horses were pictured galloping down the road.

A blue tent has been set up inside a cordon on Buckingham Palace Road. The condition of those injured has not yet been clarified.

An Army Spokesperson said: "A number of military working horses become loose during routine exercise this morning.

"All of the horses have now been recovered and returned to camp. A number of personnel and horses have been injured and are receiving the appropriate medical attention."

Shocking video footage of a blood-spattered horse was caputured and shared on social media.

You can watch it here.

The driver of Mercedes people carrier has had his windows smashed in by one of the horses.

The man, who said his name was Faraz, told LBC's Henry Riley: "I didn't see when the horse hit my car. I was like smashed senseless."

He said he believed the blood spattered across his vehicle came from a white horse.

Tracy, 20, from London, told the PA news agency: “It was the street from Tower Bridge towards Limehouse Tunnel… just running past cars and an unmarked Range Rover following them.”

A coffee shop worker on the Strand in the centre of the city, claims to have seen the horses galloping down Fleet Street towards St Paul's Cathedral.

According to The Telegraph she said: “I saw a white horse running, he was bleeding all over his chest.

“A few moments later I saw another horse - a black one - running after him. And then a police car went down the road after them.”

Two of the five escaped horses have been detained in east London, miles from where they bolted.

City of London police said: "At around 8.40am, we were called about horses that had became [sic] 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."

One of the stray horses has been pictured colliding with a London taxi.

It is unclear whether horse, driver or passengers were injured in the incident, or whether the taxi was damaged.

One of the horses is reported to have collided with and damaged a London bus.

“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.”

Two the escaped horses have been videoed by an ITV reporter galloping through the street.

A witness claimed they saw one of the horses bolt across Buckingham Palace Road into a parked vehicle before galloping off.

Onlookers reportedly screamed and ran as the animal raced towards them, according to witnesses.

The Telegraph is reporting one witness, Bashir Aden, 48, a construction worker, as saying: “I saw a soldier falling down into the street after the horse ran into a car. 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. I saw the horse run away after it hit a bus. People were screaming and running all over.”

Mr Aden, who lives in Canary Wharf, east London, said: “The injuries looked very serious he looked really hurt.”