A 16-year-old girl is anxiously awaiting blood test results after sitting on a needle on a bus . Francesca Palmer-Norris was on the top deck of the number 24 Brighton and Hove Bus Company vehicle when she was pricked by the needle . The worried student , from Brighton , East Sussex spent the next four hours in hospital where she was given a hepatitis jab and had blood tests . Worried : Francesca Palmer-Norris is awaiting blood test results after sitting on a needle on the top deck of the bus . Speaking about the incident , Ms Palmer-Norris said : 'My friend and I had got on the bus to go home and we were sat on the top . ' I suddenly had this shooting pain in the back of my leg . I reached down and pulled out a needle that had snapped in half . 'Then I looked down the side of the bus seat and there were packets and a syringe on the floor and the rest of the needle . ' She added : 'When the bus reached the next stop , I explained to the driver what had happened and he said it was best to go to the hospital . ' She was given a jab and had blood tests before going home that night . Francesca Palmer-Norris was on the top deck of the number 24 Brighton and Hove Bus Company vehicle when she was pricked by the needle ( stock image ) Ms Palmer-Norris said : 'The worrying thing now is I am waiting for the results to come back . 'My head is all over the place - I ca n't sleep . ' The bus company said the driver closed the top deck of the bus after the incident and took the vehicle for a full inspection as 'soon as practicably possible ' . Adrian Tullett , head of operations at Brighton and Hove Bus Company , said the incident was being investigated using CCTV footage . He added : 'The driver followed procedure and secured off the top deck as soon as he was made aware of an object that needed removing from the seating area . 'He took the vehicle out of service for a full inspection as soon as was practically possible . 'We would like to reassure passengers we take these matters very seriously and that all our buses get a visual inspection at the end of each journey . Our customer services team is liaising direct with the girl 's family . ' Sussex Police is also investigating the incident .
Francesca Palmer-Norris , 16 , from Brighton is awaiting blood test results . She said she sat on a needle on a Brighton and Hove Bus Company vehicle . Worried student was given a hepatitis jab and had blood tests in hospital . The bus company is investigating the incident by viewing Hove Bus Company footage .