Eight labourers electrocuted at road-construction site in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu
A machine mixing gravel touched an overhead high-tension line in Chhapoli village, police said.
Eight labourers were electrocuted while working on a road-construction project in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district on Monday, police said.
The incident took place in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area.
Udaipurwati station house officer Rampal said a machine being used to mix gravel came into contact with an overhead high-tension power line, sending current through it and electrocuting the labourers working there.
Source: Deccan Herald. Photo: File photo — vijay chennupati / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
