Woman killed after KSRTC bus veers off road as driver suffers suspected medical emergency in Kerala’s Thrissur
A 49-year-old woman was killed in Thrissur, Kerala, after a KSRTC bus veered off the road and struck her. Witnesses believe the driver suffered a sudden medical emergency, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.
Why it matters
The incident highlights public safety concerns regarding public transport operations and the health monitoring of professional drivers.
A 49-year-old woman was killed after a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus veered off the road and hit her on the national highway at Pudukad in Thrissur, Kerala, on Monday morning.
The victim, Sindhu, wife of Royson of Porantharappilly House, Kanjur, Pudukad, had accompanied her daughter to the highway to see her off on a bus.
After her daughter left, Sindhu was walking back to her scooter when the KSRTC bus, which had just begun its trip from the Pudukad depot to Chalakudy, suddenly swerved out of control and crashed into a roadside shop. Sindhu was hit by the bus and died on the spot.
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