A YOUNG bullfighter was killed by a charging bull in front of a crowd of thousands.
Manuel Maria Trindade, 22, died during his debut performance in Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno.
Footage shows him running towards the 700kg bull to try and provoke it into charging.
When the massive bull started towards him, he tried to grab onto one of its horns.
But in a split second, the 22-year-old is thrown up into the air and sent flying into the arena’s wall.
Spectators could be hear screaming out in horror as the Trindade was left sprawled on the floor.
The other bullfighters eventually managed to bring the beast under control.
Paramedics tended to Trindade at the scene and were able to stabilise him initially.
He had suffered severe injuries to his head in the horrifying incident.
Trindade was rushed to São José Hospital and placed in an artificial coma.
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