Three persons electrocuted in Bihar

Three persons of a family were electrocuted in Shivaydih village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district today, a police officer said.
Sabour police SHO Neeraj Tiwary said the three persons including a woman have been identified as Meena evi (35), her son Manish Kumar (22) and nephew Sonu Kumar Singh (25).
The incident occurred when they came in contact with a 11000 volt overhead live wire which suddenly snapped and fell down on their house.
Meena Devi was the first who came in contact with high tension live wire while her son and nephew too fell victims when they tried to rescue her, Tiwary said.

The bodies have been sent to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital for post mortem, Bhagalpur, he added.