COIMBATORE: One more man died in a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus collision that happened after the driver died of a suspected heart attack while driving near Kuniyamuthur on Wednesday.While an autorickshaw driver died after the out-of-control bus hit his vehicle, S Abbas, 46, of Sunnambu Kalavai on the Palakkad Main Road, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday while undergoing treatment in Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.Police said the TNSTC bus, carrying more than 40 passengers, was heading from Palathurai to Ukkadam on Wednesday morning. When the bus reached the Sunnambu Kalavai area near Kuniyamuthur, driver T Martin, 54, of Jothi Nagar in Singanallur complained of an acute chest pain and collapsed in his seat within moments.The out-of-control bus veered erratically across the busy road, crashing into a car, an autorickshaw, and a few two-wheelers ahead. The autorickshaw was completely crushed, killing its driver, Noor Mohammad, 51, of Annamma Naicker Street in Kuniyamuthur, on the spot. Motorcycle rider Abbas, who suffered grievous injuries in the collision, died in CMCH on Thursday.
