Chhattisgarh: Three Labourers Killed, Two Hurt in Sakti As Concrete Mixture Machine Comes in Contact with Live Wire
The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Khamariya village when the mixture machine was being pulled to another place by labourers after finishing the work, he said.
Janjgir, March 27: Three labourers were electrocuted to death and two others sustained burns when a concrete mixture machine being shifted by them came in contact with a live wire at a road construction site in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Khamariya village when the mixture machine was being pulled to another place by labourers after finishing the work, he said. Chhattisgarh Road Accident: Two Girls Killed, Four Injured After Being Run Over by Speeding Truck in Sarangarh-Bhilaigarh District.
"The machine accidentally came into contact with a high-tension electricity line in the area, following which all the five labourers suffered an electric shock. They sustained serious burns following which villagers shifted them to a nearby hospital where three of them were declared dead while two injured labourers are undergoing treatment," he added.
A case has been registered and further probe is underway, the official said, adding the road construction work was being carried out by the village panchayat.
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