12-year-old girl electrocuted after touching power line in Kozhikode
A tragic incident occurred in Kozhikode on Wednesday night where a 12-year-old girl named Thanha was electrocuted after accidentally touching a live Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) power line. The accident took place around 7 pm near Koduvally as the girl was playing on the sunshade of a nearby under-construction house. Although the power line was supposed to be insulated, a missing portion of its covering is suspected to be the cause of the electrocution, and a police investigation into the matter is currently in progress.
A tragic incident occurred in Kozhikode on Wednesday night where a 12-year-old girl named Thanha was electrocuted after accidentally touching a live Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) power line. The accident took place around 7 pm near Koduvally as the girl was playing on the sunshade of a nearby under-construction house. Although the power line was supposed to be insulated, a missing portion of its covering is suspected to be the cause of the electrocution, and a police investigation into the matter is currently in progress.
A tragic incident occurred in Kozhikode on Wednesday night where a 12-year-old girl named Thanha was electrocuted after accidentally touching a live Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) power line. The accident took place around 7 pm near Koduvally as the girl was playing on the sunshade of a nearby under-construction house. Although the power line was supposed to be insulated, a missing portion of its covering is suspected to be the cause of the electrocution, and a police investigation into the matter is currently in progress.
Kozhikode: A 12-year-old girl was electrocuted after coming into contact with a Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) power line near Koduvally in the district on Wednesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Thanha, daughter of Kalathingal Rasheed, a resident of Kacherimukku near Koduvally town.
According to the Koduvally police, the incident occurred around 7 pm while the girl was playing with her friends. She was standing on the sunshade of a neighbouring house that was under construction when she accidentally touched an electric line passing nearby.
She was rushed to a hospital immediately, but doctors declared her brought dead.
Police said the power line running adjacent to the house had PVC insulation. However, a portion of the covering was reportedly missing, which is suspected to have caused the electrocution. An investigation is underway.