Firefighters and medical teams were rushed to the scene to treat the victims, while police set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack.

Three people were hospitalized and 21 injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees in the French town of Aurillac on Sunday morning, according to authorities.

An elderly woman suffered 25 bee stings, while another victim had a cardiac arrest after the swarm descended on the streets of Aurillac, France, leaving three people fighting for their lives