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TS RTC Driver Dies Of Stroke On Steering Wheel
Worried for the safety of the passengers, Saidulu heroically mustered the strength to somehow retain control of the bus and park it safely before dying.
A TSRTC bus driver, Saidulu of the Khammam depot, died of a stroke in the early hours at Nakirekal while driving the vehicle from Khammam to Hyderabad on Sunday.
Saidulu, 45, suffered a heart stroke at 3 am when the bus was moving at a high speed.
Worried for the safety of the 37 passengers, the driver still heroically mustered the strength to somehow retain control of the vehicle and park it safely on the left side of the road.
Noticing the bus stationary, the passengers checked on the driver, and found him slumped on the steering wheel.
They immediately informed the police, who arranged for another bus for the passengers and sent the body to a hospital for a post-mortem.