Man Severely Injured by Electric Shock While Cutting High-Voltage Wires in Samut Prakan

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders

 

A 30-year-old man was severely injured in the early hours of the morning of December 27, after receiving an electric shock, while attempting to cut high-voltage wires near the Samut Prakan Treasury Office, just 200 metres from the local police station.

 

At approximately 03:50, emergency services, including rescue teams from Samut Prakan Hospital, the Ruamkusol Foundation, the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, and electricity authority officials, rushed to the scene on Sukhumvit Road, near the Clock Tower intersection in Pak Nam Subdistrict, Mueang District.

 

The man, identified as Mr. Bundasak, was found clinging to a high-voltage electricity pole, crying out in pain after being shocked by a 24,000-volt current. Electricity officials promptly cut off the power supply to enable rescuers to use a cherry-picker to retrieve him. He sustained severe burns on his arms and torso and was provided with first aid before being rushed to Samut Prakan Hospital.

 

Further investigation revealed that the man had tools for cutting wires in his pocket, as well as a grey Honda Wave motorcycle parked on the pavement nearby. Under the seat of the bike, authorities found a sack containing cutting tools and a 1-metre length of cable that had already been severed.

 

Witness Mr. Wutthisak Faipiwchai, 46, a taxi driver, reported that he had been waiting at a red light near the scene when he noticed sparks and an electrical explosion that caused a brief power outage. Looking up, he saw a man on the wires and immediately alerted a passing police patrol. Mr. Wutthisak stated he did not see the man climbing the pole but only noticed him after the incident occurred.

 

Preliminary investigations by police suggest that the man may have been attempting to steal cables but accidentally cut into high-voltage wires instead, leading to the life-threatening incident.

 

Authorities are continuing to investigate the matter, with further action pending if he survives.

 

-- 2024-12-28

 

 

 

[Phantom57]

Hey, cutting live cables, gotta add that to the Darwin Awards Program.

[Emdog]

Answering the age old question here "How stupid can you be?"