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25/07/2012
Jogger Killed By Fallen Power Cable
A man has died while out jogging when an electricity cable came down in a field.
Emergency services were called to Debden Road in Newport, near Saffron Walden, Essex, at 20:40 on Tuesday.
The man, believed to be in his 50s and from the Saffron Walden area, suffered severe burns after coming into contact with the downed cable and was pronounced dead at the scene, Essex fire service has confirmed.
Paramedics treated two other people at the scene for minor electric shock injuries.
The electricity board was called in by the fire service to isolate power to the cable.
A police spokesman said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed of the death and a joint investigation with Essex fire service was under way.
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Emergency services were called to Debden Road in Newport, near Saffron Walden, Essex, at 20:40 on Tuesday.
The man, believed to be in his 50s and from the Saffron Walden area, suffered severe burns after coming into contact with the downed cable and was pronounced dead at the scene, Essex fire service has confirmed.
Paramedics treated two other people at the scene for minor electric shock injuries.
The electricity board was called in by the fire service to isolate power to the cable.
A police spokesman said the Health and Safety Executive had been informed of the death and a joint investigation with Essex fire service was under way.
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