India News | Linesman Dies from Electrocution While Carrying out Repair in UP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A contractual linesman died from electrocution on Monday while repairing power cables in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
Mathura (UP), Feb 14 (PTI) A contractual linesman died from electrocution on Monday while repairing power cables in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
"Linesman Vishnu was rushed to nearby K M Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead," Superintending Engineer Prabhakar Pandey said.
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Officials said that though Vishnu shut power supply on the network, the electrocution took place after a truck rammed into a nearby pole and its active wire came into contact with the line he was working on.
The truck driver managed to flee with his vehicle, the officials said.
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The incident took place in Sonkh town falling under Magorra police station. A compensation of Rs 5 lakh has been given to the father of the deceased linesman, they said.
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