French medical trials leave test subjects seriously ill and in COMA

Five people are left seriously ill and in hospital while one has gone into a coma following a medical trial in France. 

In a routine test of new medication, the test subjects have been left with potentially fatal illnesses. 

The health ministry in France has announced the news today after the tragic incident occurred following routine tests at an unnamed laboratory in Brittany. 

"This test was carried out at a private establishment specialised in carrying out clinical trials," said the statement. 

According to reports, all of the individuals involved had been in perfect health before taking the unidentified drugs. 

A French newspaper has reported that the drug was a new cannabis-based painkiller though this is yet to be confirmed.