At 9:40am, Thalang police received a call from Thalang Hospital stating that one person who had been electrocuted while lifting a tree close to electric cables had died.
Police had initially been told by rescue workers that two landscapers had been electrocuted while using a crane to lift a tree onto a truck on a road near Baan Manik-Cherng Talay in Srisoonthon.
The dead man was later named as Supakit Kaewnarin, 30, from Srisaket, a landscape contractor who worked in the area.
Police said that after checking the body with doctors they found no sign of assault or wounds on the body.
Kusolharm rescue workers had tried to save Mr Supakitʼs life when transporting him and the other victim, Phumi Boonyapitak, 40, to Thalang Hospital but were unsuccesful.
Mr Phumi is currently recovering at Thalang Hospital.
Police revealed that prior to the incident Mr Phumi was operating the crane used to lift a tree onto the back of a truck for a customer. Supakit and some other workers were standing on the ground.
The crane hit the electricity cables above while Mr Phumi was using the crane and an electric current was passed to his body.
When he saw what happened, Mr Supakit ran to pull Mr Phumi away ansd the current was passed onto him.
Mr Supakit collapsed and loss consciousness and died on the way to hospital.