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Driver suffers heart attack, averts accident
The Hindu
He was later pronounced dead at a hospital
A driver of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) averted a major accident near Koundampadi by halting the bus, even as he suffered a heart attack and died later. Selvaraj, 52, worked as a driver in the Koundampadi branch of the TNSTC and on Sunday, he was driving a bus to Perundurai with 28 passengers. He felt uneasy while driving through the busy roads near Vellakovil and immediately parked the vehicle on the roadside. Thereafter, he became unconscious. The conductor and other passengers immediately rushed him to a government hospital nearby. He was pronounced dead by the doctors.More Related News