Telangana: Driver parks bus with passengers safely before succumbing to heart attack
The 45-year-old driver saved the lives of 37 passengers by parking the bus safely on the roadside. Unfortunately, he passed away before paramedics reached the location.
In Short
- Saidulu suffered a massive heart attack while driving a state transport bus.
- Sensing his condition could endanger the life of passengers, Saidulu parked the bus on roadside.
- He passed away before the paramedics could reach the location.
A Telangana State Road Transport Corporation driver in Nalgonda district managed to save many lives before he succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday morning.
Saidulu, the driver, was enroute to Hyderabad from Khammam when he suffered a massive heart attack, but despite the discomfort he was facing, he safely parked the bus on the side of the road.
The 45-year-old man, who was attached to the Khammam depot of TSRTC, suffered a stroke around 3 am while the bus was on a highway in Nalgonda district's Nakirekal.
Sensing that his condition was worsening and could endanger the life of the 37 passengers on the bus, Saidulu parked the vehicle on the side of the road.
The passengers, who were fast asleep, woke up when they noticed the sudden and unscheduled stop and found Saidulu lying on the steering wheel.
The police and an ambulance were called to the spot by the passengers, but it was too late for Saidulu, who was declared dead on the spot by the paramedics.
Later, another bus was sent for the passengers, who were very grateful to Saidulu, whose body was sent for post-mortem.
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