VIDEO: Illegal power connections claim a life
Illegal electricity connections continue to pose a serious danger.
Illegal connections continue to kill. Picture: South Coast Herald
A man was found dead today in Mkholombe near Bhobhoyi, in KwaZulu-Natal, apparently as a result of electrocution, South Coast Herald reports.
Illegal electricity connections continue to pose a hazard to life and limb, not only in Mkholombe, but also in Masinege near Uvongo.
Robert Mckenzie from KwaZulu-Natal EMS said the man in his 20s tripped and fell on to the exposed electrical wires.
Houses in Mkholombe. Picture: South Coast Herald
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“This happened if full view of several people, who dragged him to safety. However, when paramedics arrived he was already dead.”
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– Caxton News Service
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