KSRTC bus crashes into shop after driver suffers cardiac arrest in Kerala’s Alappuzha

A KSRTC bus rammed a shop after the driver allegedly suffered a cardiac arrest at Mavelikara in Alappuzha, Kerala, on Thursday, the police said.

According to the police, the driver, identified as Pradeep, was rushed to a private hospital where he later died.

The accident occurred around 9 am when the bus from Pathanamthitta was on its way to Mavelikara, they said. When the bus reached Nadakkavu, it went out of control and rammed the roadside shop.

Though no one suffered any major injuries, Pradeep was taken to the private hospital in Parumala, where he died, the police said.

Hospital authorities informed the police that Pradeep is suspected to have suffered a cardiac arrest while driving.

The police said a case will be registered.