A child received a fatal electric shock due to a broken power line wire in the Urals

In the village of Vyuzhny in the city of Volchansk, Sverdlovsk region, a five-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle on the street died as a result of an electric shock. This was reported to the news agency " <url>" by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office.

According to the agency, on Tuesday afternoon, July 29, a power line was cut off on Lugovaya Street due to strong winds. A wire fell on a five-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle.

The doctors who arrived at the scene of the tragedy pronounced the child dead.

It is known that the boy was in the village of Vyuzhny visiting relatives. The family is not registered with the authorities of the prevention system.

The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the incident. The circumstances of the preschooler's death are being established.

On July 27, in Yakutsk, an eight-year-old boy touched an aluminum wire hanging from a live power line. The child died on the spot. A criminal case has been opened.

All important news is on the Izvestia channel in the MAX messenger.