NEW DELHI (AFP) – At least four people were electrocuted on Saturday and seven others injured after a religious procession came into contact with a high-voltage wire in India, police told AFP.
Members of a procession in the eastern state of Jharkhand were killed when a metal pole carried by some devotees hit an overhead cable, Bokaro district police superintendent Priyadarshi Alok told AFP.
Deaths by electrocution are common in India as a result of waterlogging during the summer monsoon season.
Nearly 11,000 people on average die by electrocution in India every year, according to official data.
