In Vasilyevo, a boy died after touching the contact network wires with a fishing rod on the railway tracks.

      The voltage in the wires is 27.5 thousand volts — the teenager died on the spot from the electric shock.

      Photo: Ruslan Ishmukhametov

      This morning in the village of Vasilyevo, a boy died after being electrocuted. This was reported by the head of the Zelenodolsk district, Mikhail Afanasyev. According to the district head, three boys were going fishing and while crossing the railway tracks, one of the boys touched the contact network wires with his fishing rod. The voltage in the wires is 27.5 thousand volts — the teenager died on the spot from the electric shock.

      — We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends. The municipality will provide all necessary support to the family of the deceased boy, — said Afanasyev.

      In connection with the incident, special attention is drawn to parents ahead of the summer holidays: approaching the contact network wires is life-threatening — an electric arc can occur at a distance of less than two meters.

      Natalia Zhirnova

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