India News | Man Dies of Electric Shock in Thane
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 29-year-old man died after suffering an electric shock in Maharashtra's Thane district, fire officials said.
Thane, Sep 6 (PTI) A 29-year-old man died after suffering an electric shock in Maharashtra's Thane district, fire officials said.
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The incident took place around 9.30 am on Monday when Vijay Bodade was walking on a road near a school in Camp Number 4 of Ulhasnagar township, they said.
As he came near an open generator box of a power supply line, he suffered a severe shock and collapsed, a fire official said.
Some people rushed him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the official said.
The body was sent to a government hospital for postmortem.
The Vittalwadi police registered a case of accidental death, the official said.
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