Chandrapur, Sept. 18 -- Two masons were killed after coming into contact with a high-voltage power line while working at a construction site in Junasurla village of Mul taluka in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district yesterday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Vinod Mukunda Borakute and Haridas Shashikant Chudhari, both residents of Navegaon Bhujla.
According to police, the duo accidentally touched live wires passing near the site and died on the spot.
The incident has cast a pall of gloom over the area, as both were said to be the sole breadwinners of their families.
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