Two Electrocuted After Farm Vehicle Overturns and Drags Power Line into Canal

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Two men lost their lives in an incident in Pak Phli district, Nakhon Nayok province, when a small agricultural tractor (commonly known as an “e-taen”) overturned into a canal, pulling down a live power line into the water. The incident occurred at approximately 18:30 on 26 May.

Police officers from Pak Phli Police Station and rescue teams from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation responded to an emergency call reporting an overturned farm vehicle and suspected electrocutions near a fishpond in Village 5, Tha Ruea Subdistrict.

Upon arrival, authorities discovered the overturned e-taen vehicle beside the pond. Underneath the trailer, submerged in the water, was the lifeless body of Mr. Porntep, 32, the owner of the fishpond. Nearby lay his relative, Mr. Nitiphon, 34, who had burn marks on his right hand and foot, both men having been electrocuted.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Mr. Porntep had been using the tractor to pull water spinach from a canal adjacent to his fishpond. It is believed the vehicle lost control and overturned into the water. In the process, it struck a power line, which had become entangled in overgrown aquatic vegetation, causing the cable to fall into the water.

In a desperate attempt to save his cousin, Mr. Nitiphon jumped into the canal, unaware that it had become electrified. He was also fatally electrocuted.

The grieving family members were present at the scene as officials recovered the bodies. The police have sent the deceased for autopsy at a local hospital and will proceed with an investigation in accordance with legal procedures before releasing the bodies to the family for religious rites.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-28.