Horror for Spanish matador's wife as she watches husband gored to death by bull

Madrid: Unable to help her dying husband, the wife of a Spanish matador who was gored to death by a bull during the famed 'running of the bulls' festival in Spain, stood in shock among the crowd as she watched her husband's final moments.

Victor Barrio, 29, died Saturday evening of injuries to the chest after being struck by the horn of a bull weighing over 500 kilogrammes (1,100 pounds) and tossed into the air, according to a report in the Mirror.

His death was shown during live broadcast of the event.

Other matadors rushed to the rescue, helping to distract the bull and lure him away while Barrio lay bleeding in the sand.

Barrio, who made his corrida debut in 2008 and toured rings all over the country, was pronounced dead at the scene, Tauroemocion, the organiser of the bullfight said.

Many of Spain's towns hold summer festivals involving bulls, and several people die each year.

Barrio and his wife Raquel Sanz Lobo were married for two years.