stampede

a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

cause to run in panic: "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"

cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively

act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse: "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"

run away in a stampede