Muzaffargarh man dies of electric shock from solar system wire

MUZAFARGARH: A young man lost his life due to electrocution by a solar system wire on Sunday in Jatoi tehsil locality, local media reported.

According to reports, the victim Amjad, a resident of a village in Jatoi police station, was on his way when the incident occurred.

He received an electric shock from a cable of the solar system and died on the spot. Local people arrived later and shifted his body to the hospital, which was then handed over to the family.

Rescue 1122 team rushed to the site and found the man dead. Police have initiated an investigation into the matter.

In May last year, an incident occurred in Sukkur when two electricians were electrocuted and their colleague suffered burns when the wire of a solar panel they were trying to install on the rooftop of a shop in Garam Godi area slipped from their hands and fell on the 11-kV transmission lines passing nearby.

The two electricians, identified as Yousuf Arain and Niaz Shah, died on the spot and their colleague whose name could not be ascertained immediately was rushed to nearby hospital along with the bodies. The doctors pronounced Yousuf and Niaz dead on arrival and admitted the injured man for treatment.