Walker killed in attack by bull

A man has been killed and his wife critically injured in an attack by a bull in Nottinghamshire.

The couple, wearing walking gear, were near the Leicestershire border at about 1630 GMT on Friday when it happened.

It is unclear why the bull attacked the pair, who were walking on a public footpath near the village of Stanford on Soar.

It is understood the woman had to crawl under a hedge to alert a passing motorist.

Nottinghamshire Police say the couple are not thought to be local to the area and appear to have been visiting.

Police said they had been in a livestock field when the bull attacked.

The animal has been contained by the farmer and is due to be put-down.

The couple’s two sons have since travelled to the East Midlands.

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