High-tension power line falls on farm, father and son electrocuted

A father and his son were electrocuted to death after a high-tension power line snapped and fell on them while they were engaged in ploughing work at an agricultural field in Pudur village near Thiruvarur on Sunday.
Raja of Pudur village and his son Adithyan were working in their agricultural field when the power line suddenly snapped and fell on Adithyan, who was operating a tractor. He was electrocuted and fell to the ground.When Raja rushed to rescue his son, he too came into contact with the live wire and suffered an electric shock. Both Raja and Adithyan died on the spot.
Family members and relatives who arrived at the scene were overcome with grief on seeing the bodies of the father and son. The incident caused shock in the locality.