A traffic constable who was on-duty helped save the life of a young man, who suffered a heart attack while driving his vehicle near Kharigaon toll booth in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said today.

According to police, when the constable- Pandharinath Munde (35)- saw that the man was suffering from a heart attack behind the wheel, he immediately put him in the back seat and himself drove his vehicle to a nearby hospital. The incident took place around noon yesterday.