KSRTC bus driver dies of cardiac arrest at wheel

Kochi | Sunday | 24th February, 2019

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KOTTAYAM: A 40-year-old KSRTC bus driver died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the wheel here on Sunday. He is survived by wife Jancy and daughter Catharine.Saju was the driver of the Chennad-Thiruvananthapuram fast passenger bus. As the bus got on the bridge, Saju started feeling the chest pain and suddenly put the hand brake of the bus fearing that he may lose control of the bus. Saju fell on the steering just after applying the brakes and bringing the bus to a safe halt.As the bus came to a halt unexpectedly, the conductor of the bus Aneesh and a KSRTC driver TK Lal who was travelling in the bus rushed to the driver’s seat. A couple of nurses who were travelling in the bus tried to give first aid to Saju..