Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Nov 21: A bus conductor found that a passenger of the private bus for which he works had become very sick. He stopped working, got the passenger admitted into a hospital and did his best to save the passenger's life.

Ganesh, conductor of Surathkal-based 'Shaan' bus, was on duty on the bus moving on Bajpe Kaikamba route on November 16. A person identified as Rajesh Chauhan (40) from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh was travelling by his bus. When the bus approached Katipalla, Chauhan became very sick all of a sudden and collapsed. Ganesh immediately handed over the ticket collection work to the bus driver, and took the ill passenger to a private hospital at Surathkal. As his health condition was serious, he was advised by the doctors to take him to a hospital at Mangaluru. He therefore brought him in an ambulance at his own expense to Wenlock Hospital here. But Rajesh Chauhan died without responding to treatment. The doctors said that the patient had suffered a massive heart attack.

Ganesh

Rajesh was working as a daily wager in industry in Mangaluru. Mostly, he travelled by this bus. On the basis of the ID card found in his pocket, his identity could be established. His relatives at Varanasi were informed and they have since arrived at Surathkal. The body was sent through an ambulance.

Ganesh filed report in Suratkal police station about the development. Suratkal station house officer I Chandrappa and other staff congratulated Ganesh for his selfless service.

Ganesh said he served the passenger on humanitarian grounds and that he was not aware that he had suffered heart attack. He said if it was known, first aid could have been administered. He said he is sad that even after treatment, the passenger's life could not be saved.