Man dies in Rennes hospital after drug trial left him brain dead

Five other volunteers in stable condition after testing pain and mood disorder drug for Portuguese company Bial

A man who was left brain dead after suffering serious side effects during a drug trial in north-west France has died, according to the hospital that had been treating him.

Five other volunteers, hospitalised a week ago when the drug trial went wrong, were in a stable condition, the Rennes hospital said in a statement on Sunday.