In a shocking turn of events, three people including a tenager have died by electrocution in Kishoreganj as a solar power panel pole they were moving accidentally touched a high-voltage line.
Two aged 13 and 14 and a 35-year-old were injured when they were zapped with a massive electric shock at Harijan Colony near a power house in the district’s Bhairab Upazila on Friday afternoon, reports bdnew24.com.
The dead are al Harijan, 35, Sudarshan Kumar Deb, 16, and Md Mobarak Hossain, 22, confirmed said Upazila Nirbahee Officer Mohammad Sadikur Rahman Sabuj.
Locals said the six were injured when the pole touched a 11kV line. The doctor at Bhairab Upazila Health Complex declared three of them dead after they were rushed to the facility.
Shamim Ahmed, executive engineer of Bhairab power supply station, said the pole belongs to the municipality and the railways own the land. “We take measures if they
inform us about any risks regarding the power lines.”UNO Sabuj said the families of the victims will get compensation. He also said if someone is found responsible for the incident, they will face legal action.
