Truck driver, owner electrocuted in Sirsa grain market

A truck owner and driver were electrocuted at the grain market of Bani village in Sirsa district on Sunday afternoon, the police said. The victims were engaged in wheat lifting work and were driving out of the grain market when an overhead electricity wire reportedly came into contact with the truck. According to the police, both men died on the spot. The incident created panic in the grain market and a large number of traders, labourers and residents gathered at the spot.

On receiving information, a police team from Kariwala police chowki reached the market. The bodies were later sent to the Sirsa Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination.

The deceased were identified as Nattha Singh (57) and Gursewak Singh (60), both residents of Rama Mandi, Punjab. They had deployed their truck in the grain market for wheat transportation work.

Eyewitnesses said the truck was moving out of the market when it touched an overhead power line. A strong electric current passed through the truck, giving the two men no time to escape.

Kariwala police chowki SI Shyamlal said investigation was underway.