In a tragic incident, the driver of a Haiwa tipper was electrocuted as the vehicle came in contact with a 33-KV tension electric wire at Bypass Chhak in Dhenkanal on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Sudam Rout (25) from Ghodadian in the Odapada area in the district.
The tipper had come here to unload stone chips for construction work of a homoeopathic college. While unloading, the rear part of the vehicle came in contact with the 33-KV electric wire and the vehicle caught fire. The driver died on the spot.
On being informed, fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the flames. The driver’s body was recovered by police and sent for postmortem.