Truck owner, driver electrocuted after live wire touches truck in Sirsa grain market

Hisar: Two men, including a truck owner and its driver, died after being electrocuted when an overhead electricity wire reportedly came in contact with their truck at the grain market in Bani village under Rania subdivision of Sirsa district on Sunday afternoon.Police said the victims were engaged in wheat lifting when the incident occurred, triggering panic among traders and labourers at the market. The deceased, Nattha Singh (57) and Gursewak Singh (60), were from Rama Mandi in Punjab. The duo had parked their truck at the Bani grain market for transporting wheat stocks.Officials said when the two men boarded the truck and attempted to move out of the mandi, an overhead electricity wire touched the vehicle and caused the electrocution.Police said the exact circumstances surrounding the incident were being examined.