Woman electrocuted at Thangadh unit

Rajkot: In a freak accident, a woman was electrocuted after the container she had climbed up had come in close contact with a live wire at a factory in Thangadh of Surendranagar district on Wednesday morning.
Police said the deceased, identified as Bhanu Vaghela (50), had climbed up the container along with three other labourers to upload sanitary wares, which the factory manufactures.
“As the container moved, it came in contact with a live wire dangling above. As the current started passing through, the container driver jumped out from the vehicle, while Vaghela got electrocuted,” said an official from the hospital police chowky of Rajkot Civil Hospital.
While Vaghela died at the Rajkot Civil Hospital, Lila Mer (55), another woman labourer, is battling for her life. Those who had climbed the container along with Vaghela and Mer were Rekha Matrania (25) and Jani Solanki (50). They also received burn injuries. However, their conditions are out of danger.