Islamabad: At least eight labourers died and one was injured after they came in contact with a live electric wire while working on a tubewell in Pakistan`s Punjab province Thursday, media reported.
Nine labourers were engaged in the construction of a tubewell in Muzaffargarh district when a pipe, used for boring wells, came in contact with a power transmission line, Dawn online reported.
Seven construction workers died of electrocution on the spot while one of the injured labourers succumbed while being shifted to a hospital for treatment.
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