The scene of the electrocution incident at a construction site in Kampung Samparita in Kota Marudu.
KOTA MARUDU (Nov 14): The drivers of a backhoe and a 10-tonne truck were electrocuted at a construction site in Jalan Kampung Samparita on Tuesday.
Acting director of the State Fire and Rescue Department, Kenneth Wilfred, said the incident happened due to a short circuit when the truck was unloading soil.
John Adam Baudi, 56, and the driver of the backhoe were pronounced dead by paramedics in the 11.35am incident.
“The two victims were electrocuted and the truck driver died at the scene while the truck driver was rushed to hospital where he died,” he said in a statement.
Wilfred said the truck also caught fire and it took a couple of minutes for fire and rescue personnel from the Kota Marudu Fire Station to put out the fire.
The body of the deceased was handed over to the police for further action, he said.
