3 killed as high tension line snaps

   Three people were electrocuted to death after a high tension wire snapped at Doramba in Ramechhap district on Sunday morning. Few others were injured, some critically, in the incident.

   According to police, the incident occurred after a high tension wire snapped and got connected with another transmission line strung up in the same electricity pole. The villagers said those who tried to turn on the switch at their houses in the morning died from electric shock resulting from the high voltage.

   The deceased have been identified as Indra Bahadur Magar and Chandika Tamang of Doramba-5 and Ambar Bahadur Thapa Magar of Doramba-7, said District Police Office.  

   One Rajendra Raya, a teacher at a local Kakling School, and Jetha Bishwakarma of Doramba-7, among others, were injured during the incident. However, it is still not clear how many other villagers sustained injuries in the incident. Some of the critically injured were reportedly taken to Kathmandu for treatment while the others are receiving treatment at local Doramba Health Post. DSP Dipak Kumar Shah informed that police personnel have been dispatched in the area to assess the damage caused by the accident.

   Kabindra Tamang, the headmaster at Kakling School, said the high tension line snapped and got connected with the distribution line at around 1:30am. He said the victims were electrocuted as they switched on the light in the morning.