Man electrocuted, as car hits power pole

RESIDENTS  near the site of an  accident in Arriajan that left one dead and three  seriously injured were without power as a  vehicle collided with a pole  holding  power lines, near a bus stop on Sunday  October 5

The injured were admitted to the Nicolás A. Solano Hospital in the district of La Chorrera.

 According to witnesses, the impact split split  the concrete pole into several parts reports La Prensa

 The victim, whose identity has not yet been revealed, is a man who was on the driver side of the vehicle and received an electric shock when he grabbed one of the power lines.

 Several wires were also scattered across the road  which was closed by agents of the Fire Department until the power was cut cut.

 According to the power company Fenosa residents are without power in the area of the road to Puerto de Vacamonte.esidents are without power in the area of the road to Puerto de Vacamonte.