Electrocution Incident in Jharkhand Leaves One Dead, Three Injured

In a tragic accident in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, a man lost his life and three others were injured when their pickup van, loaded with sound system equipment, came into contact with a live electric wire on Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 2 pm in Badki Champi village, within the Kuru police station area. An 11,000-volt overhead wire reportedly disconnected and touched the vehicle, causing the electrocution. Sumit Oraon, from Bada Nawatoli, succumbed to his injuries, and local residents rushed the injured to Sadar Hospital. One of the survivors is identified as Visharam Oraon, 20, while the identities of the other two injured remain unknown. The hospital reports the injured are in stable condition.

(With inputs from agencies.)