Thanjavur (TN) : A 70-year-old farmer collapsed and died while filling withdrawal form at a public sector bank near Papanasam in the district, police said.
The incident happened on Saturday when M Subramanian, from Vaazhkai village near Papanasam, had come to the bank with his wife.
As he was filling the challan, he suddenly collapsed, they said. A senior bank official said some staffers tried to administer first aid and customers rushed to offer help. An employee offered him some water, but he did not respond, he said.
An ambulance service was called and on arrival a doctor checked Subramanian and pronounced him dead, he said.
The bank official said the farmer was a long-time customer and had come to the bank last week also when there was heavy crowd.
