Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted while working on a road-construction project in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district Monday, police said.
The incident occurred in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area.
SHO Udaipurwati Rampal said that a machine being used to mix gravel came into contact with an overhead high-tension power line.
“The machine came into contact with the high-tension line, causing electric current to pass through it. The labourers working there were electrocuted,” he said.