A taxi driver’s life-saving act

It is an act of true heroism to prioritise the safety of those dependent on you, especially at a time of acute personal distress. By this marker, D. Balachandran is as heroic as they come.

Balachandran was driving two passengers to their home in Perungudi in his taxi, when he began to feel uneasy, Tambaram traffic police said. He immediately slowed the car and brought it to a halt on the road-side. “Seconds after he stopped, Balachandran collapsed on the steering wheel,” a traffic policeman said, adding the two passengers were safe. Any delay on his part could have endangered their lives. 

The incident happened just in front of the police check-post on GST Road in Tambaram.

D. Balachandran managed to halt his cab on the road-side just moments before he died