DIBRUGARH: In a tragic incident, a driver of a dumper was electrocuted to death after the vehicle came in contact with high voltage live wires at Bongal area of Dibrugarh on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Atikur Rahman (32) of Bamunbari village of Thowra area of Sivasagar district. According to the police, the truck was unloading rock chips at a residence when the unfortunate mishap took place. As the container was being lifted, it unexpectedly came into contact with an 11kv live electric wire.
The incident resulted in a loud explosion and caused fire in the front part of the truck, including the driver’s cabin. The high voltage electricity caused electrocution of the driver resulting in his instant death.
The police later sent the body to the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) for postmortem. “The body will be handed over to his family members after the post-mortem. His family members have arrived from Sivasagar to claim the body,” a police official said.
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