A Sussex man on a stag weekend in Pamplona had a lucky escape after he was tossed into the air by a 1,200lb bull.

David Biggins, 31, from Rustington, was today in a Spanish hospital being treated for a 4in gash to his thigh and head injuries. The animal's horn missed his testicles by an inch.

The accountant was one of five people gored or trampled during the San Fermin run on Saturday.

Speaking from his hospital bed, he said last night: "I am suffering for my bravado.

"I should have been a spectator - it's just too dangerous."

David, who had been celebrating his brother Paul's stag party with 11 friends, had planned to return home today but was expected to remain in Spain until Thursday when doctors believe he will be fit to travel.

He said: "I am not very comfortable. You can imagine. My parents have been in touch and I reassured them I am well on the way to recovery."

David, whose ordeal has attracted international media attention, insisted he was not drunk even though many who run with the bulls stay up all night drinking for courage.

He said: "After we arrived on Friday we had a few drinks but were in bed early because I was determined to take part.

"We got up at 6.30am and two hours later I was in hospital."

An estimated one million people crowded into the city centre for the closing weekend of the San Fermin festival.

Overcrowding has been blamed for 13 deaths since 1924, when record keeping began. The last fatality was a 22-year-old American gored to death in 1995.

Earlier, three men from Brighton and Worthing staged a naked protest at the festival.

They streaked through the city streets to highlight what they claimed was cruelty to the bulls.

Christopher Black, Michael Greatorex and Adrian Cooper joined 200 activists during the protest on July 5 by running the same route as the bulls.

Mr Cooper, 29, said: "It's an issue which needs highlighting because it's a very cruel way for any animal to spend its last hours."