Approximately 20 junior high students were poisoned on a school bus in Saint-Renan, prompting a judicial investigation into the unknown substance involved.
Students poisoned on school bus
On Thursday, October 15, around 20 junior high students were poisoned while traveling on a school bus in Saint-Renan, Finistère, according to a press release from the local prefecture.Incident during school commute
The students were on their way to Saint-Stanislas junior high school when the poisoning occurred. They and the bus driver were initially treated at the school infirmary with the help of SAMU (a French emergency medical service) and firefighters before being taken to Cavale Blanche Hospital in Brest for a medical check-up.Substance brought on board
The prefecture reported that a couple boarded the bus with a bag containing a substance whose nature has not yet been identified. Upon arrival at the school, the students experienced symptoms such as eye irritation and a tingling sensation in their throats.Additional students isolated
Initially, 13 students were reported to have been directly exposed to the substance, but later updates indicated that more students were identified as contact cases and isolated as a precaution. All actions taken were described as standard procedures for handling an unknown substance. A judicial investigation has been launched by the prosecutor in Brest to determine the origin of the poisoning.
