Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)
Mangaluru, Jan 29: The driver of a crane had miraculous escape from death when his crane came in contact with live high tension electricity wires on Thokottu-Melkar road on Friday January 29.
The incident took place when widening of the road was in progress.
The driver of the crane jumped from the crane and had a miraculous escape. A nursing student at the spot escaped from coming in contact with the cable by a whisker. The incident disrupted traffic on the road for some time.
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Mescom assistant executive engineer attended to emergency work with the help of linemen risking their lives. Residents of Madani made way for traffic.
There would have been a major disaster if the several lines of cables in which several kilowatt of electricity was passing had snapped on the buses and vehicles on the road.