Hillary Clinton collapses during speech, then recovers
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-02-01 14:40

US Senator and former first lady Hillary Clinton collapsed while giving a speech in Buffalo, New York, but made a quick recovery to resume her scheduled itinerary.

New York State Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York on January 31, 2005. Clinton was speaking about the role of government in healthcare. Earlier in the afternoon, Senator Clinton fainted due to a reported illness wile giving a speech on social security. [Reuters]

Clinton, 57, had just started her address on social security to the Amherst Chamber of Commerce when she fainted, her office said in a statement.

The junior senator from New York had informed the audience she was feeling unwell after contracting a stomach virus.

"She felt weak, needed to sit down, and then fainted briefly," the statement said. "She received immediate medical attention at the site."

Sticking to her original schedule, Clinton then moved on to a Catholic college in Buffalo where she delivered a speech on health issues.

The senator is widely seen as a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

Her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, underwent a quadruple heart bypass in September. 

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