Electric Shock: Man dies after touching truck cable

DASKA: A man was electrocuted and died on Monday. Chowni Sulehriyaan Sialkot Cantt resident, truck loader Mohsin, was electrocuted after he touched the main electrical cable on the top of a truck. Mohsin was looking under the hood of the vehicle, while it was still powered on and parked near the Lorry Adda in Daska city. He received severe electrical shock and died on the spot. The truck driver escaped the scene before police could question him. Daska Police has handed over the body to the grieved family for burial after registering a case.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 26^th, 2011.