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Driver, attendant electrocuted near Ucchain

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Two persons were today electrocuted when the truck in which they were travelling came in contact with a high-voltage power line on Bayana-Bharatpur road, police said.

The driver was burnt to death on the spot, while the attendant died on the way to a hospital, police said.

The container-truck bearing Haryana transport number was going to Bharatpur from Bayana when it came in contact with the 11 KV live wire at Ucchain, they said, adding the tyres got burst leading to fire.

The duo jumped out of the cabin but could not survive, police said. The conductor is identified as Khalasi.
 

The victims' family members are being contacted to verify their antecedents, they said.

However, the fire did not destroy the goods locked in the container, police said.

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First Published: May 06 2014 | 3:06 PM IST

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