Escaped military horses roam through London [Video]

LONDON, UK — Five military horses bolted during routine exercises near King Charles III’s main residence in London on Wednesday and ran loose through the center of the city, injuring at least four people and colliding with vehicles during the morning rush hour.

Chaos erupted when the horses, which were conducting an extended exercise to practise for a major upcoming military parade, became alarmed by construction noise from a nearby building. Five of the seven horses ran off from where the exercise was taking place in Belgravia, a swanky neighborhood just to the west of Buckingham Palace.

Four soldiers were thrown off, and three of them were taken to the hospital with injuries.

The riderless horses then galloped down main roads in central London, running into vehicles and stunning commuters as they headed …