10 people were electrocuted in Bengal

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Kolkata, Aug 1 (UNI) Ten people were electrocuted while they were traveling in a pick-up van in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, authorities said, adding that six others were also critically injured. The initial probe revealed that the electrocution was likely triggered due to the short circuit of a copper wire of the generator installed at the rear side of the carriage vehicle.

A total of 36 passengers on board the van were heading towards the Alpesh temple near Maynaguri in the Jalpaiguri district. Some of the survivors have informed the Mathabhanga Additional Superintendent of Police, Amit Barma that the short-circuit happened when the vehicle was crossing the Dharala Bridge on the Jamaldaha-Changrabandha state highways. “As per the information that we have received from the surviving passengers the short-circuit somehow happened, following which many passengers were electrocuted.

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