1 electrocuted, 2 hurt after coming in contact with high tension wire

Kochi | Wednesday | 6th February, 2019

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One among his colleagues sustained injuries on his hip while the other sustained injuries on his leg.According to an eyewitness, the incident happened at around 10am on Wednesday. “Those who were injured had sustained minor injuries and they left soon after arriving at the hospital,” said a source. We could’ve cut the power supply to the underground line and the mishap could’ve been avoided,” said a KSEB official at the spot. When the preliminary piling had started, we had removed the overhead cables for them to erect the tripod for the works. KOCHI: One person was electrocuted while two others sustained injuries after the manual piling equipment they were operating, came in contact with an 11 KV underground electric line at Chakkaraparambu , Vytilla on Wednesday morning.The deceased person has been identified as Muthupandi (21) of Ramanathapuram , Tamilnadu..