Five people, including a soldier who was riding on of the horses, were injured in three separate incidents during the six-mile rampage in London on Wednesday that lasted two hours.
Five Household Cavalry horses, including one soaked with blood, ran loose in central London after they were spooked by the noise of builders moving concrete.
This caused the horses to spook. Five bolted and two remained in place. Four soldiers were unseated and three were injured and taken to hospital. None are in a life-threatening condition. The horse was seen galloping through the streets of London in terrifying scenes on Wednesday morningThe horses bolted and went on a six-mile rampage through central London on Wednesday
MailOnline discovered one of the animal's horseshoes that was thrown off when they were on Fleet Street Londoners were seen avoiding one of the horses as it ran along the pavement. One horse reportedly ran into a black cabWhat drivers should do if they see wild horses on roads? Nextbase head of road safety Bryn Brooker said: 'Never rev your engine or toot your horn near a horse as this could cause them to bolt.
A silver Mercedes-Benz people carrier was also hit by another horse, with damage to its side and two rear windows broken. The horses ran through the streets of Victoria and got as far east as Aldwych before they were calmed and contained by police on the Highway near Limehouse.A woman who saw the horse crash into the Mercedes told LBC: 'One of the horses hit the Mercedes van and the rider was on it, fell back on this little middle bit of the road and the other woman lost control of her horse and she managed to grab the railings.
READ MORE: Taxi driver reveals his 'shock' at the moment a loose Household Cavalry horse smashed into his Mercedes near Buckingham Palace and left the car splattered in blood Advertisement 'All of the horses have now been recovered and returned to camp. '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.'
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