Tractor-trolley comes in contact with power line:Woman and child burnt alive, two critical

A tractor-trolley going to collect fodder came in contact with a high-tension power line on Friday morning in Shivpuri. A woman and a 7-year-old boy were burnt alive in the incident and died on the spot, while another woman and a man were seriously injured. According to Kolaras police station in-charge Gabbar Singh Gurjar, a nomadic Banjara family from Khedli village in Baran district of Rajasthan had come to Kolaras, as they do every year, to purchase fodder. They usually camp in fields, move from village to village buying fodder, collect it at one place using tractor-trolleys, and later sell it in bulk for profit. It is reported that two tractor-trolleys had left their camp near the toll tax point on Friday morning to collect fodder. The tractor moving ahead was heading towards Dodayai village via a dirt route from Dehrda village. During this time, iron pipes fitted on the trolley came into contact with a high-tension line, causing electric current to spread. Woman’s saree caught fire due to electric current Vinod Banjara (27), son of Ranjit Banjara, Leela Bai (30), wife of Vinod Banjara, Kesar Bai, daughter of Member Banjara, and 7-year-old Anil, son of Member Banjara, were on the tractor. Leela Bai’s saree caught fire due to the current, and Anil was also engulfed in the flames. Both died on the spot. Vinod and Kesar Bai were thrown away from the tractor due to the electric shock and are in critical condition. People in the tractor-trolley behind reached the spot and left Leela Bai’s burning body there, while the other three were taken to hospital. Doctors declared 7-year-old Anil dead, while Vinod and Kesar Bai are undergoing treatment. 10-10 feet iron pipes were installed to load more fodder To load more fodder, iron pipes of about 10 feet had been fixed to the trolley. At the accident site, high-tension wires were hanging low. Due to surrounding trees, the wires were not clearly visible, and the pipes came into contact with the line, leading to the accident.