Canter truck comes in contact with high voltage power line in Haryana; one dead, 20 injured
A man, who rushed to help pilgrims after a canter truck carrying them came in contact with a high-voltage power line in Haryana's Karnal. He was electrocuted while over 20 people in the vehicle were injured, police said on Sunday, August 16.
The incident occurred late Saturday night when the canter carrying over 50 pilgrims was headed to Gogamedi in Rajasthan.
The canter-truck struck a high-voltage live wire near the mini bypass in Gharaunda in Karnal, causing burns and other injuries to over 20 people.
On hearing the cries of the pilgrims, a local resident rushed to help.
"However, he got electrocuted and died in the incident," the police official said.
He said the canter had a metal pipe fitted onto an extra frame on top of the vehicle which touched an overhead high-voltage power line.
The injured have been admitted to government hospitals in Karnal and Panipat, he said.
A doctor at the hospital in Karnal told reporters that some patients were suffering from arrhythmia (an abnormal heart rate or rhythm), low blood pressure and body pain.
(With inputs from PTI)
