Girl electrocuted, 24 injured as electric wire falls on them

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Last Updated : Aug 23 2013 | 12:45 PM IST
A 17-year-old girl was electrocuted and 24 others suffered burns when the wire of an electric pole snapped and fell on a tractor trolley they were travelling in at Saharanpur district here.
The victims were travelling from Khushnuma village Shamli district to Khacheri village in Saharanpur district yesterday to offer prayers at a temple when the wire fell on their vehcile near Madhavepur, killing the girl, Rina, police said today.
The injured have been admitted to hospital, they added.

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First Published: Aug 23 2013 | 12:45 PM IST

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