Two men in Kyiv region electrocuted while drilling a well in the rain, one killed

Two men in Kyiv region electrocuted while drilling a well in the rain, one killed

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Two men were electrocuted, one fatally, while drilling a well in rainy weather when their metal structure collided with a power line in Kyiv region.

Two men were electrocuted, one fatally, while drilling a well in rainy weather in Kyiv region, the regional police reported, UNN reports.

Two men were electrocuted in the Kyiv region. Unfortunately, one of them, a 69-year-old man, died on the spot as a result of the shock. The other worker was not injured

- the Kyiv police reported on Telegram.

The incident reportedly occurred on April 15 in the Rokytnyanska community in Bila Tserkva district.

"Two men were drilling a well. The workers were working in the rain when the makeshift metal structure used to carry out the work was above the power line. At that moment, an electric current passed through the metal installation where the men were working," the police said.

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