Pinetown man electrocuted while working on faulty cable
A man has been electrocuted at Regency Park in Pinetown.
Netcare 911's Chris Botha says the 23-year-old was working with a faulty electrical cable on Bell Tower Road when he got shocked.
"He was trying to change the plug. For some reason, the power was still on and the man was in contact with the live wires and was electrocuted," he said.
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Botha says paramedics found him lying on the ground unresponsive. He was declared dead on the scene.
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