Tuesday, June 26, 2012

1 dies, 1 injured after contact with live wire in Jajpur


JAJPUR: One person was killed and another sustained serious injury when they came in contact with 11 KV live wires at the time of illegal cabling by the operators near Nelibari under Jajpur road on Tuesday. They were identified as Pabitra Kumar Swain (25), a cable operator, of Sribantapur under Kuakhai police station and Bapi Samal (28) of Khapuriapada under Jajpur road police station limit.

The accident was happened on Tuesday morning when the two were cabling through the 11 KV poles near Nelibari. Unfortunately, a thin wire came in contact with the 11 KV live wire and they got severe injury. They were rushed to the local health centre, but Swain was declared dead and Samal was referred to the SCB Medical College and hospital at Cuttack. The condition of Samal is in stable, doctor sources said.

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