A hospital treating children injured in the Bastille Day attack in Nice says it has been unable to trace the parents of a number of them.

"They won't say how many," Sky's Sam Kiley, reporting from outside Pasteur Hospital, said.

"They don't know if they are dead or merely separated."

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Another group of children who have been separated from their parents are at nearby police station, according to medical sources.

At least 84 people, several of them children, were killed when a 31-year-old French-Tunisian drove a truck into the crowds after a seaside firework display.


Christian Estrosi, the regional president in Nice, said at least 10 children were among the dead.

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About 50 children have been treated in hospital for injuries, including fractures and head injuries.

"Some are still life and death," Stephanie Simpson, the communications director for the Lenval foundation hospital, said.

Two of those brought in died during or after surgery.

People Run From Scene Of Attack

Meanwhile, an eight-month-old child lost in the chaos was traced through Twitter.

Tiava Banner appealed for any information on the baby who was in his blue stroller when the rampaging truck sent people fleeing in panic.

The post was shared thousands of times until it was updated with: "Found! Thank you Facebook and all those who helped us."

A member of the family said: "A young woman found him and took him home with her.

"She then went online and found the photo of the baby on Facebook."

The woman then contacted the baby's parents.