A SENIOR Zesa technician based in Rusape was reportedly electrocuted early this week after he attempted to fix a fallen electric pole with live power cables at a farm near Nyazura.
BY KENNETH NYANGANI OWN CORRESPONDENT
Although both Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Inspector Enock Chishiri and his deputy Luxson Chananda declined to comment over the incident, police sources identified the deceased as Edson Jeche (58) of Vengere high-density suburb.
The sources said the incident took place on January 27 after Jeche attempted to fix an electrical fault at Middlespot Farm near Nyazura.
The wooden pole supported live cables transmitting an electric charge of 33 kilovolts.
It is alleged that on the fateful day, Jeche led a four-member team to the farm after receiving an electric fault report.
While tracking the fault, the four noticed an inclined electric pole and the deceased instructed his juniors to hold down the pole as he attempted to earth the electric cables.
However, the three failed to hold down the pole and as a result the live cables sprang back and hit the now deceased.
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Jeche was rushed to Makuma Medical Centre in Rusape where he died a few hours later.
