Latest News | Petrol Pump Worker Electrocuted, 1 Injured in UP
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. A 28-year-old petrol pump worker was electrocuted and another sustained burn injuries, when they came in contact with high-tension electricity supply line here on Tuesday, police said.
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Feb 4 (PTI) A 28-year-old petrol pump worker was electrocuted and another sustained burn injuries, when they came in contact with high-tension electricity supply line here on Tuesday, police said.
The incident happened at a petrol pump near Rampurtiraha on the Delhi-Dehradun national highway in the district this evening, they said.
Chhapar SHO Vikash Yadav said the deceased has been identified as Deepak, while another employee Pankaj was rushed to a hospital in serious condition.
According to the police, the petrol pump employees were shifting a long iron ladder, and when it touched the high-tension electricity supply line, they got an electric shock.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)