Carpenter Electrocuted While Working at One-Storey Building Site in Anambra

By Praise Chinecherem

Tragedy struck on Friday when a middle aged Carpenter was reportedly electrocuted on top of a One-Storey Building Site at Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state.

AnambraDaily learnt that the deceased was said to be working on the roof of the building still under construction when a live wire caught short his life.

Eyewitness accounts had it that the deceased was working beneath high-tension wires when a zinc sheet he was handling accidentally made contact with the live wires, resulting in a fatal electrocution.

A viral video on social media captured the moment when the lifeless body of the carpenter was being retrieved from the building by concerned individuals.

Identity of the deceased was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing the report.