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One killed, four injured after receiving electric shock in Valsad

One person was killed and four others injured after receiving electric shock while erecting an electric pole in the locomotive shed of the railway station here, police said today.

Updated on: Aug 16, 2009, 15:06:01 IST
PTI | By , Valsad
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One person was killed and four others injured after receiving electric shock while erecting an electric pole in the locomotive shed of the railway station in Valsad, police said on Sunday.

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The incident occured on Saturday evening when Abdul Aziz Pathan and four others were trying to erect an electric pole
in locomotive shed at Valsad railway station, they said.

The iron pole touched a live electic wire while it was being carried and as a result all five persons received
electric shock, they said.

Pathan died on the spot while four others were admitted to Valsad civil hospital, they said.

Further investigation is on, police added.

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