Three of a family electrocuted

BAHAWALNAGAR:

A couple and their teenage son were electrocuted when an 11,000-volt electricity wire snapped and fell on their house in Chak 272-HR, on the outskirts of Bahawalnagar.

According to Rescue 1122 officials, the victims were identified as 40-year-old Muhammad Boota, his 35-year-old wife, Shazia Parveen, and their 15-year-old son, Salman.

The family was asleep when the high-voltage power line fell on their house, causing all three to suffer electric shocks. They died on the spot, rescue officials said.

After receiving information about the incident, a rescue team reached the scene and shifted the bodies to a hospital for necessary legal formalities.