Women Teacher Electrocuted While Making I-Day Preparation

Hyderabad, Aug 14: A teacher died on Sunday and four students were seriously injured when they received an electric shock while preparing for the Independence Day function in their school in Medikonda village in Koduru mandal of Ranga Reddy district near the city.

The incident occurred in a government school.

Teacher Prabhavati(46) and the students were preparing for the Independence Day function. She was rehearsing flag hoisting when a live electric wire fell on the iron flagpole. She was electrocuted when she came in contact with the pole.

She died while being rushed to hospital at Vikarabad.

Four children, who tried to save her, sustained critical injuries and were taken to hospital in Vikarabad for treatment.