Man, 25 electrocuted to death in Bolgatanga

18-11-13               

Deceased hanging after being electrocuted

   

Residents of Bolgatanga were this morning thrown into a state of disbelief when a young man aged 25 got himself electrocuted and died whilst on duty. The deceased who is identified as Edward Adapore, a contract staff of the VRA was said to be working on one of the 3 phase lines of a high tension pole around the library junction, when the unfortunate incident occurred. An eye witnessed who decline to be mentioned told   Radio Ghana that the deceased was busily working on the said pole when he mistakenly touched a live voltage line killing him instantly. He said initially there was no power on the lines, but were surprise to see the deceased struggling with a live wire later on. He described the incident as bizarre and urged management of the VRA to explain to the public what really happened leading to the death of the young man. All effort to get clarification from authorities of the VRA had proven futile. Meanwhile, investigations are on-going by the police to unravel the mystery behind the death of the deceased person. The body of late Adapore has since being deposited at the Bolgatanga Mortuary morgue.

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