Bullfighter Andrés Hernando dies in traffic accident

Andrés Hernando, a prominent Spanish bullfighter from Segovia, has died at the age of 87 following a traffic accident on the N-110 highway near La Colilla, Ávila. The accident occurred shortly before 6:00 PM when the vehicle Hernando was driving collided head-on with a passenger bus. The driver and 34 occupants of the bus were reported uninjured.

Hernando was a significant figure in Castilian bullfighting during the 1960s and 1970s. Over a career spanning 13 seasons, he achieved the distinction of exiting through the ‘Puerta Grande’ at Las Ventas three times. Notable career milestones included his 1964 performance alongside El Cordobés and the 1968 pardon of the bull Potrico in Barcelona. Following his retirement in 1974, he remained active in the industry as a businessman and rancher.