Skeldon man dies while erecting utility pole

Michael Anthony Benjamin

A Dukestown, Corriverton man died yesterday after he was  electrocuted while he and five others were erecting GTT utility poles at Number 52 Village, Corentyne.

One of the poles reportedly came into contact with GPL’s network at the location resulting in the incident.

Up to press time there had been no word from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT).