Daredevils dash through Pamplona as the first bull run of the year gets underway.

Day One of Spain's famous San Fermin festival was over in two-and-a-half minutes.

There were no serious casualties – four people escaped with scrapes and bruises, but no one was gored or trampled.

The adrenaline-charged run attracts thrill-seekers from across the globe – like American tourist Alex.

[Alex, Tourist]:
"It was a very thrilling experience, very fun. Very nerve wracking – you hear them coming, you take off as fast as possible."

And they'll both be back for more in the morning.

Every day for the next week, six bulls and a herd of steers will charge through Pamplona's narrow cobbled streets in furious pursuit of thousands of white and red-clad runners.

The course stretches from the corral at Santo Domingo where the bulls are kept, to the bullring where they will fight and be killed that same afternoon.

Despite efforts by animal rights campaigners to ban the practice, the centuries-old festival is still one of the most popular in Spain.