Teenage girl electrocuted in Coonoor taluk

UDHAGAMANDALAM: A 19-year-old girl was electrocuted at Kunnakombai near Colakombai village in Coonoor taluk on Thursday.
A Mangammal was drying clothes on the clothesline around 8.30am when the tragedy took place. She came in contact with a live wire running parallel to the clothesline, police said.
Mangammal’s brother A Thirupathi, 16 and neighbour Saranya, 26, who sustained serious injuries while attempting to rescue her, were rushed to the Coonoor Government Lawley Hospital. The body was also shifted to the hospital for postmortem.
Mangammal’s parents are estate workers in Colacombai. Police have registered a case.