Two persons were injured, one of them seriously, in a village in Saran district of Bihar, when they came in contact with 11,000 KV electricity supply line, which had fallen on the ground, the police said today.
Police officials said the incident occurred at Bharhopur village in the district and the injured have been identified as Satesh Kumar Yadav and Rajvanshi Singh.
Ekma Station House Officer (SHO) Sri Charan said, "The high-tension electricity supply line had fallen on the street last evening and the two injured came in contact with it while walking there. The two suffered burn injuries."
Charan said the injured were first taken to Ekma Primary Health Centre (PHC) and later to Chapra Sadar Hospital for treatment. Both are said to be out of danger.
The SHO said the incident happened due to negligence of the electricity department, and restoration work of the fallen wire has started.
