An unusual case of high‐voltage electrocution of a truck driver due to inadvertent contact of the truck with an overhead wire
Deepu Mathew,
Devendra Jadav,
Prudvi Munisankar
et al.
Abstract:Electrocution deaths are mostly accidental. However, reconstruction of events in unusual electrocution death is challenging. This article reports an accidental death due to electrocution in a highly unusual circumstance, in which a truck driver reversing his vehicle was electrocuted when his truck inadvertently touched an overhead high‐voltage wire. The electric injury marks were present over the sole of the right foot. The scene investigation revealed that the high‐voltage wire was loose and was below the lev… Show more
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