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Worker electrocuted atop LED billboard

PHUKET: A Nakorn Sri Thammarat man working on the erection of a new giant LED advertising screen just south of the Central Festival mall was electrocuted this afternoon (September 28).


By Alasdair Forbes

Friday 28 September 2012 06:46 PM


Rescue workers retrieve Mr Wai's body. Photo: Phuket Andaman News

Rescue workers retrieve Mr Wai's body. Photo: Phuket Andaman News

Wai Hayang, 32, was working on top of the giant screen when he apparently touched high-voltage cables running above it. He died instantly, and collapsed on top of the screen.

It took a couple of hours for rescue workers, using a cherry picker, to retrieve his body and bring it down to the ground.

Traffic was severely disrupted by the rescue work and by the crowds of gawkers on the side of the road watching the unfolding drama.