Nice attack: Medics and relatives struggle to cope with injuries

Eighteen people injured during the Bastille Day attack in Nice remain in hospital in a life-threatening condition, French health minister Marisol Touraine said.

A total of 85 people are still in hospital as a result of their injuries, with 18 in a life-threatening condition after French-Tunisian father of three Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove the hired lorry into crowds, resulting in at least 84 deaths.

Speaking to reporters in Nice, she said that while scores of people who were taken to hospital have been released, some may need further medical treatment as their injuries heal. Crying relatives hugged each other outside the Hopital Pasteur yesterday as they learned news of their loved ones.