Unfortunate Accident : 16-year-old electrocuted
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and announced Rs500,000 compensation for her family.
DASKA:
A 16-year-old girl died of an electric shock in Mitranwali on Thursday. Police said Sobia Bibi, a teacher at a local school, was going home on a motorcycle with her father from Daska when the motorbike slipped and both off. They said when the girl touched the electricity pole to pull herself up, she received a powerful shock and died on the spot. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and announced Rs500,000 compensation for her family.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 5th, 2014.
A 16-year-old girl died of an electric shock in Mitranwali on Thursday. Police said Sobia Bibi, a teacher at a local school, was going home on a motorcycle with her father from Daska when the motorbike slipped and both off. They said when the girl touched the electricity pole to pull herself up, she received a powerful shock and died on the spot. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and announced Rs500,000 compensation for her family.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 5th, 2014.