Chinese bus driver hailed a hero after putting passenger safety ahead of his own life
Commuters salute 42-year-old who likely suffered fatal heart attack while at the wheel
A Chinese bus driver in Shanghai died from a suspected heart attack last week just minutes after bringing his vehicle to a safe halt at the side of the road, Thepaper.cn reported on Wednesday.
Xie Shihai, 42, was in charge of the No. 177 bus en route to South Ferry with 10 passengers on board on June 8 when he appeared to fall ill, the report said, citing video footage of the event.
Despite his dire situation, Xie managed to avert disaster by pulling the bus over about 100m from his next scheduled stop.
The video later shows him lying on the floor of the vehicle as a passenger gives him CPR, though the exact sequence of events is not clear.
Passengers called the emergency services, but although Xie was still alive when the paramedics arrived they were unable to save him.