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COIMBATORE: A 69-year-old school van driver saved the lives of several children by safely halting his vehicle on a flyover here seconds before succumbing to a heart attack on Thursday. Around 4.30pm, while navigating the railway overbridge on the Irugur – Ondipudur Road, Shanmugasundaram suffered a severe chest pain. On being alerted, a 108 ambulance was sent to the spot.
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