Cavalry horses in serious condition after bolting

Two Household Cavalry horses are in a serious condition after they threw off their riders and raced through London, the BBC understands.

Five horses were spooked by a loud noise in Belgravia and ran through the city, colliding with vehicles, including a double-decker bus and taxi.

It happened during a routine military exercise on Wednesday, the Army said.

Three soldiers and a member of the public needed hospital treatment.

An MoD source said on Thursday that the condition of two of the five horses' was serious, while defence minister James Cartlidge told Sky News: "They are in a serious condition, but as I understand, still alive."

The minister also confirmed the two animals were called Vida and Quaker.

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