10 electrocuted in Nigeria

By IANS
Sunday, February 14, 2010

LAGOS - Ten people were electrocuted when an electricity wire fell on two buses in southeast Nigeria, police said Sunday.

The incident occurred Saturday when a high-tension wire fell on the buses during a rainstorm, Rivers state police spokeswoman Rita Inoma Abbey said.

The accident also left 12 people unconscious, Xinhua quoted her as saying.

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