Old man killed when an electric post fell on him

Updated on: 10 May,2010 08:35 AM IST |
Abhishek Anand |

Perhaps sixty-one-yrs-old Sukka Khan wanted his prayers to be answered, but surely not in this way.

Perhaps sixty-one-yrs-oldu00a0Sukka Khan wanted his prayers to be answered, but surely not in this way.

While on his way to offer the evening namaz (prayer) at the nearby masjid with a friend, 61-year-old Khan, was crushed under an electric pole that keeled over when a passing truck got entangled with its wires. Three others were injured in the incident as well.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0

The driver without realising the situation, continued on his way.

As a result, the overheard wires got stretched along with the truck and one after the other, two connected electric poles were uprooted and one of them fell on Khan's head. He died on the spot," said Kamrauddin, Khan's friend.

"The electricity poles were not strong enough and couldn't sustain the pull. These type of loose wires are spread across the area and that is the reason why such accidents happen frequently," said Rukhsana, a local resident.

The police have registered a case of negligence and investigations are on. The driver of the mini truck has been detained. The body of Sukka Khan has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

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