Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (RJP)
Puttur, June 23: Two persons lost their lives when they by accident came in contact with the electric pole with the live wire hanging from it at Ariyadka near Puttur on Monday ,June 22.
Victims were identified as the Chandra (31) and Kaushik (21) from Amchinadka. Both the victims were coolie workers.
As per reports, Chandra and Kaushik had gone to the nearby forest to fetch a wooden pole and both were carrying it when the mishap happened. They slipped and the wooden pole touched the electric pole. The wire was touching the electric pole as the insulator had broken off. The contact of the people to the wooden pole and contact of it to the electric pole became deadly for the duo and they collapsed.
Though the onlookers near a hotel wanted to help the victims they could not so as it was an electric shock. But before they could phone Mescom to switch off the electricity connection, the duo had died.
It is said that insulators coming off the poles is a common occurrence as very poor quality insulators are used by Mescom. Cost cutting is of more importance to them than the safety of people. Mescom executive chief engineer from Puttur Narayan Poojary visited the site.
Both the deceased were related and were from economically poor families. Both were breadwinners for their families. Chandra is survived by mother and two sisters while Kaushik is survived by father mother and two brothers.