The drama was tied on November 17 in the evening.
Suffering, a 71-year-old man is brought to the emergency room of the Saint-Malo hospital center (Ille-et-Vilaine) by firefighters.
He is placed on a stretcher but not taken care of right away.
The man will be found dead on his stretcher in a hallway around midnight, three hours after his admission, as revealed by France 3 Bretagne.
The management of the establishment alerted the authorities and an autopsy was to be carried out to find out the reasons for the death.
The results have not yet been communicated.
An investigation has been opened.
According to France 3, the death of this patient has aroused great emotion in the ranks of hospital staff, who have been on strike for three months to demand more human resources.
According to some sources, 70 positions are currently vacant within the hospital centre.
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