Nizamabad: Lineman dies due to electric shock

Nizamabad: A lineman received an electric shock while repairing a transformer in the suburb of Tadukulu village in Banswada mandal of the district on Saturday.

According to reports, the lineman was repairing the Dastgiri transformer when a branch of a tree fell on the main line and the power started passing through the line, following which he got an electric shock and fell unconscious. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Hyderabad for better treatment.