Low-Hanging Wire Kills South African Teenager, Netizens Heartbroken

The young boy was on his way to cut grass for a customer when his grass-cutter got caught in the wire, killing him

The community was heartbroken as they allegedly reported the cables to Eskom, but Eskom did not act on the complaintsA teenager died after live wires electrocuted him. His death hurt South Africans. Images: Khairum Mahmudi and Klaus Vedfelt. Images are used for illustrative purposes only– A teenager died after he was cutting grass, and the machine he used came into contact with live wire. The community was heartbroken and claimed they reported the wires to Eskom to no avail.

City Power officials arrived on the scene and found his body burnt beyond recognition. South Africans reacted to his death.

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