THIS is the horrifying moment a bull with flaming torches attached to its horns gored a man in front of screaming crowds.

Onlookers watched in horror as the man desperately tried to escape from the rampaging animal.

The man can be seen, drink in hand, with a group of others goading the massive bull at a festival in Spain.

But before they can react, the animal lashes out, charging straight at the reveller.

He quickly attempts to flee from the furious bull, but it rams him with its fiery horn before he can scurry beneath the safety barriers.

Another flick of the bull’s head sends him flying back into the arena.

But the animal wasn’t done, and proceeded to maul the victim while he was still on the ground.

He continues to attempt a frantic escape from danger while the bull flails its horns and sends embers flying.

Eventually, the man gets back onto his feet and sprints for safety.

But the bull continues to viciously shake its head – as the reveller’s bag had got caught on one of the animal’s horns.

It continues to swing its horns around in confusion as some onlookers attempt in vain to get the bag back.

The terrifying ordeal took place at an annual festival in Alfafar, on the outskirts of the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.

But this is not the only incident of horrifying bull attacks during such festivities in Spain.

Last year, a bull was filmed chasing down a man before impaling him with its horns and tossing him like a ragdoll.

Terrified onlookers could be seen fleeing as others bravely tried to come to the man’s rescue.

The brutal attack lasted for almost 25 seconds before the victim was dragged to safety.

It happened during an annual festival in Tordesillas, Valladolid province.

And in the El Casar region last year, a man was gored to death during a bull-running festival.

He was attacked in a bullring at the countryside festival and sustained injuries to his lung.

The victim was rushed to an intensive unit at the University Hospital of Guadalajara before being transferred to La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, where he sadly died.

Following his death the local El Casar council declared three days of official mourning.

But a spokesman for the Animal Defence Association of El Casar said: “This kind of event not only puts people and animals at risk but also exposes children to traumatic situations that can shape their perception of the world.

“The well-being of people and respect for animals must be priorities in modern society and it is our responsibility to rethink whether these events reflect the values ​​we want to promote.”