Thane, Aug 30: A man suffered a heart attack while driving his car in Thane. It was an on-duty traffic constable who noticed this and showed presence of mind to save the man's life. The incident took place near Kharigaon toll booth in Thane district of Maharashtra around noon yesterday. Traffic Constable Pandharinath Munde immediately put the man in the back seat and himself drove his vehicle to a nearby hospital.

“Nikhil Tambole (23) was driving from Padgha in the district towards Thane city in his car along with his elderly father. Around 12.30 pm when their car reached near Kharigaon toll booth, Tambole suffered a massive heart attack,” Thane police spokesperson Sukhada Narkar said, as reported by PTI. When Munde, a constable from Kalwa traffic division who was on duty in the vicinity, came to know about it, he wasted no time and got Tambole shifted in the back seat of the car, she said.

“Thereafter, he himself drove the car and rushed Tambole to Jupiter Hospital in Thane, where he was admitted,” Narkar said. According to the police, Tambole’s condition is stable and he is undergoing treatment at the hospital. If Munde had not showed presence of mind in crisis, Tambole would not be alive today. DCP Traffic Amit Kale praised the constable for his swift response.

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