Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted while working on a road-construction project in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area. SHO Udaipurwati Rampal said that a machine being used to mix gravel came into contact with an overhead high-tension power line.
“The machine came into contact with the high-tension line, causing electric current to pass through it. The labourers working there were electrocuted,” he said.
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