Laborer Dies, Another Injured in Cadiz Electrocution
BACOLOD CITY — A 53-year-old laborer died and his co-worker was injured after they were electrocuted in Hacienda Bayabas 1, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Monday. Police said the two victims were on top of a truck loading sugarcane when a mechanized cane loader accidentally hit a hanging wire connected
By Glazyl M. Jopson
By Glazyl M. Jopson
BACOLOD CITY — A 53-year-old laborer died and his co-worker was injured after they were electrocuted in Hacienda Bayabas 1, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Monday.
Police said the two victims were on top of a truck loading sugarcane when a mechanized cane loader accidentally hit a hanging wire connected to an electric post.
Both men suffered electric shock injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital.
The older victim, a resident of Barangay Daga, was declared dead upon arrival, according to Police Lt. Col. John Joel Batusbatusan, chief of the Cadiz City Police Station.
His 35-year-old co-worker, a resident of Barangay Tinampa-an, survived and is now recovering in the hospital.
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