Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Feb 25: In a heart-warming gesture, a private bus here rushed a woman passenger, who developed chest pain while travelling in the bus, to hospital on time. As the woman experienced chest pain in the bus, the driver and the conductor took the bus directly to the hospital without stopping it anywhere else and admitted her to the hospital here.

The incident took place at K C Road, Kinya village on Monday, February 24. The staffs of Mahesh Travels bus, route number 43A, driver Pramod and conductor Ashwith are the ones who showed compassion towards the passenger and took the step.

Minadi resident Bhagya(50) was travelling in the bus plying from Kinya at 10.30 am. Another woman also got in the bus along with her. Bhagya who was sitting screamed out saying that she is experiencing chest pain when the bus reached K C Road. The bus staff, who heard her, drove the bus without stopping anywhere to a private hospital in Kotekar which was about 3 kilometers away, though there were other passengers in it.

Bhagya was admitted to Deralakatte private hospital after primary treatment at Kotekar hospital. Mahesh bus company manager Ranjith has said that she is discharged as out-patient after treatment. The bus owners association and bus owner Prakash Shekha have commended the timely and humane action of the staff.