Driver Dies Of Heart Attack, Bus Rams Into Vehicles; 2 Killed

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Jabalpur: Two people lost their lives and several others were injured when a city bus rammed into a number of vehicles after its driver suffered a heart attack and passed away while he was on the wheel.

The incident, which took place in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, was caught on camera at a traffic signal.

According to eyewitnesses, the bus was passing through Gohalpur police station area when it suddenly deviated from its path and collided with vehicles nearby and ran over a motorbike, before coming to a halt.

Video footage showed the bus barging into unalert vehicles which had stopped at a red light. The bus also dragged a two-wheeler which came under its wheels.

Police officials arrived at the spot without delay, and took the injured persons and the driver — who was lying in his seat — to a nearby hospital. Doctors informed police that the driver had died because of a heart attack.