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Two men die in rear of tipper truck near overhead power cable

A tipper truck has come into contact or close proximity to an overhead power line causing the electrocution of two men.

The men are reported to have been in the rear of the truck delivering road surfacing material to a site on Booth Lane in Middlewich, Cheshire at the time of the accident.

The vehicle driver of the lorry was unjured.

This article was posted on 23rd November 2009 in ALL LATEST NEWS, ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD, FATALITIES.
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