T’puram: Two neighbours died while one was being taken to hospital after collapsing at his home at Vandithadam near Kovalam on Thursday night.
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Suresh Mon, 47, and his neighbour Ajikumar, 48, were the deceased.According to locals, Suresh’s wife, Manju, found him lying unconscious in the bathroom after she went looking for him when he did not return for a long time.As the house was around 150m from the main road, neighbours joined hands to carry Suresh to an ambulance. Ajikumar, who rushed to help, also collapsed near the vehicle while assisting in the rescue effort, locals said.Both men were taken to the MCH. However, they could not be saved and died on the way to the hospital, according to those involved in the rescue.Preliminary findings suggest cardiac arrest as the suspected cause of death. However, the exact cause of their deaths would be known only after the postmortem reports came.Suresh worked as a security guard at a bank in Thiruvananthapuram. He is survived by his wife, Manju, and children Karthik and Keerthi. Ajikumar is survived by his wife, Ramya.Meanwhile, Kovalam Police registered a case of unnatural death and initiated further proceedings.
