The bus was carrying 20 people at the time of the incident.
An alert bus driver showed great presence of mind when he steered the vehicle with 20 people onboard to the roadside after suffering a heart attack at nearby Keezhapavoor today, but later collapsed on the steering wheel and died.
Ganesan (45) was driving the government bus from Salem to Thanjavur when he suffered a massive heart attack. However, he managed to steer the vehicle to the roadside before collapsing
on the wheel, police said.
The bus hit a wall and came to a halt. It suffered minor damages.
The driver was rushed to a hospital, but died en route, they said.
The passengers were sent to their onward destination by another bus.
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