Tuschen man electrocuted while helping to remove accident vehicle

Seeram Jainarine’s canter truck, GYY 7142 with crane which he was operating when he was electrocuted.

A 28-year-old man was electrocuted on Sunday afternoon while assisting a pensioner who was involved in an accident along the Zeelugt Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).

Police said that Seeram Jainarine also known as ‘Akash’, 28 years of Lot 300 Tuschen North, EBE died around 6 pm on Sunday after the crane which he was operating came into contact with a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) electrical wire.

According to a police report, 70-year-old Orlando Braithwaite, a resident of Sophia was involved in an accident along the public road.