News and pics: Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)
Mangaluru, Feb 4: A high tension wire broke and fell on the road where the national highways work was in progress at Thokkottu. The incident happened on Wednesday evening, February 3 when a tree was cut and lifted through a crane fell on the electric pole. The presence of mind of the local people averted loss of life and property.
The Thokkottu flyover work and road widening work has been progressing in brisk pace. The electric poles in front of Thokkottu Nethaji hospital were shifted on Wednesday morning and new poles were erected in their places. Meanwhile a huge tree that was being lifted through a crane rolled on the electric pole when the rope tied to the tree broke. The pole too broke and the high tension live cable fell across the road.
Meanwhile a tourist bus that arrived from Kerala drove on the cable causing sparks. Immediately the locals and national highway workers stopped the vehicles from both the sides and prevented casualties. It would have been tragic if the cable had fallen on the bus. If the pedestrians had walked on it, there would have been loss of lives.
The snapped cable blocked traffic for half an hour. Police, people, highway workers and Mescom workers jointly removed the cable and made smooth way for traffic.