COTABATO CITY—A construction worker in Pigcawayan town, Cotabato province died after he was accidentally electrocuted early on Thursday (April 29), according to police.
Three others, including a police officer who came to help, suffered minor burns in the freak accident.
According to a police report, Jesus Tagaan, 45, was working on a steel water tank tower at the village of Balogo when he accidentally touched an overhead high-tension wire.
He died on the spot due to severe electric shock and his body was seen dangling midway through the 40-foot high tower.
Sgt. Atilano Arandilla III, of the Pigcawayan police office, who lives nearby,…
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