A reveller is seen on the ground, during the San Fermin bull run, in Pamplona, Spain, on Friday. (Jesus Caso, EFE/Associated Press)

For the first time in nearly 15 years, a man was gored to death on Friday in the San Fermin festival's running of the bulls in Spain.

The festival's website said the man was gored in the neck and lung during the fourth run of the festival when a bull became separated from the pack.

Pamplona officials identified Spaniard Daniel Jimeno Romero, 27, from Alcala de Henares as the victim. He was on vacation with his parents and girlfriend, who identified him.

Three other people were gored during the run, and six people suffered bumps, bruises and other lesser injuries, said Fernando Boneta, director of Virgen del Camino Hospital.

Among the injured was a 61-year-old American, who was struck in the chest and had internal lung bleeding. He was in intensive care in hospital.

Friday's run was the fourth of eight held at San Fermin. There were no previous reports of serious injuries.

The festival ends Tuesday, and there was no indication that the remaining bull runs would be cancelled because of the death.

The last fatal goring occurred in 1995, when 22-year-old American Matthew Tassio died.

In 2003, a 63-year-old Spanish man, Fermin Etxeberri, was trampled in the head by a bull, but died after spending months in a coma.

Fierce reputation

Friday's death raises the bull run's death toll to 15 since record-keeping began in 1924.

The bulls used in the run were from the Jandilla ranch and have a reputation for being fierce. Bulls from the ranch gored eight people in one day in 2004 — a festival high.

During Friday's run, a 515-kilogram bull named Cappuccino fell early in the 850-metre course and ended up separated from the rest of the pack. A bull that gets separated is more likely to get spooked and aggressive.

When it reached a stretch right outside the bullring that marks the end of the course, it started charging right and left, sending the runners scurrying for safety behind wooden barriers.

Amateur video broadcast on Spanish television showed Jimeno Romero trotting backwards before he trips over other runners and falls to the ground.

The video showed he was trying to squeeze feet first under a wooden barrier, when the bull gores him in the neck with its right horn.

With files from The Associated Press