Dist horticultural officer dies while travelling in bus

: A district Horticultural officer died while travelling in a bus to Pachiparai after his work, police said.

They said Ravichandran (48) was proceeding to Pachiparai this morning after finishing inspection work at Kanyakumari yesterday. The conductor found him still in his seat after other passengers had got off at the town and tried to awaken him, thinking he was e was sleeping. However he slumped to the floor.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.