Three young construction workers have died of electrocution in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila.
The deceased are Riaz, 28, Mohammad Shakil, 20, and Kamrul Hasan, 30. Riaz and Shakil hailed from the same district while Kamrul was from Comilla.
The accident took place at the upazila`s Durgapur union around 2pm on Thursday.
According to Anwarul Islam, the officer-in-charge of Begumganj Model Police Station, seven workers were lifting soil from the ground of the construction site using pipes. Two of the workers went to a nearby stall to have tea.
“At that time, the iron pipe came in contact with a 440V electrical wire, electrocuting three of the workers,” said Anwarul.
The injured workers were taken to the Begumganj Upazila Health Complex in critical condition. There a doctor on duty declared them dead.
Two other workers were standing nearby, but escaped electrocution because their arms did not come into contact with the iron pipe.
OC Anwarul said that legal action will be taken over the deaths.
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