In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old boy was severely burnt after he came in contact with an overhead high-tension wire while standing on a dumper on Tata-Kandra Road in Gamharia on Friday morning. The victim, identified as Krishna Singh, was collecting iron-chips from the dumper.
A resident of Bagbera , came in contact with the wire he remained stuck in the live overhead wire for few seconds and later he fell on the ground.The dumper driver and some passers-by rescued him and later the Gamharia police rushed him to the MGM Medical College and Hospital emergency immediately.
The doctors referred the victim to the burn care unit of the hospital, where they said that the boy had sustained 95 percent of burns.“ Its really shocking incident the boy’s survival chance is very low as he has sustained about 95 percent burns,”said a doctor, adding that the condition of the patient is extremely critical.