Bus Driver In Bengaluru Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Dies While Driving
Bus Driver In Bengaluru Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Dies While Driving
A BMTC bus driver in Bengaluru passed away after experiencing a heart attack while driving the bus on Wednesday. The sad event occurred around 11 am when Kiran Kumar, aged 40, was operating the bus on its final journey from Nelamangala to the Dasanapura area, according to officials.
Surveillance video of the incident captures the driver initially leaning forward and then collapsing on his left side due to the heart attack. Losing control of the bus, it grazed against another BMTC bus.
The bus conductor, Obalesh, promptly leaped into the driver’s seat to steer the bus and brought it to a stop, ensuring the safety of all passengers onboard.
Afterward, the conductor hurried Kiran Kumar to a nearby hospital, but the doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival.
“It is with deep sorrow that we announce the untimely passing of Kiran Kumar, a driver from Depot 40, who died from a sudden heart attack on November 6. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) extends its heartfelt condolences to Kiran Kumar’s family and prays for the peace of his soul,” stated the BMTC.
Senior officials from the BMTC also visited the driver’s family and provided them with compensation, according to officials.
