A truck driver suffered a heart attack while driving in Gyaraspur, Vidisha. Even in this situation, he controlled himself and parked the truck on its side. After this he became unconscious. He was declared dead during investigation in the hospital.
A truck driver going towards Bhopal with a cylinder filled with gas died of a heart attack. Before his death, when he felt chest pain, the driver took the truck to the side of the road and stopped it. As soon as he came down, he fell on the ground. If he had not stopped the truck, a major accident could have happened.
It is being told that 55 year old driver Jaishankar Sharma was a resident of Gwalior. He was going from Sagar towards Bhopal with a truck filled with gas cylinders.
severe chest pain
- At around 2.30 in the afternoon, he felt severe pain in his chest on Attari Kheda Main Road of National Highway 146 in Gyaraspur police station area.
- Taking caution, the driver parked the truck on the side of the road. While getting down from the truck, he fell on the ground. Seeing this, people nearby ran to help.
- The ambulance was immediately informed. The driver was taken to the hospital via ambulance, where doctors declared him dead.
- When Ankit Sharma, son of the deceased was talked to, he told that his father works in transport. The body of the deceased was brought to the Community Health Center of Gyaraspur.
- Local people said that despite being in a critical condition, the driver gave priority to saving the lives of others.
- Despite chest pain, the truck was parked on its side. Had the truck been at high speed, a major road accident could have occurred.