Man electrocuted after bike journeys over fallen energy line at Nedumangadu in Thiruvananthapuram; two others driving pillion injured

Akshay, a 19-year-old motorcyclist, was electrocuted and two others driving pillion have been injured when the two-wheeler on which they have been driving tripped over a fallen energy line at Nedumangadu, a rural suburb practically 16 km from Thiruvananthapuram metropolis, on Sunday (July 19, 2025.) 

According to the police, a tree in a non-public compound on the roadside fell onto the electrical publish throughout heavy rain, inflicting the pylon to keel over onto the street.

Akshay, a final-year diploma pupil, and his two mates, one among them recognized as Amal, a polytechnic undergraduate, have been returning house from a dinner catering task when the accident occurred. 

Officials mentioned the scholars labored as caterers for varied occasion managers on weekends to contribute to the household price range. The police have registered a case of unnatural dying. Electricity Minister Ok. Krishnankutty informed reporters that the Chief Engineer of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) would conduct an enquiry and submit a report back to the federal government for additional motion. 

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He mentioned the probe would concentrate on whether or not there was any negligence or upkeep oversight on the a part of KSEB officers answerable for the part.

Mr. Krishnankutty, citing an preliminary report, mentioned the tree that prompted the collapse on the facility line was on a non-public property. He mentioned the proprietor rejected a number of requests by KSEB and village officers to fell the tree whose branches dangled perilously over the street. Akshay’s physique was being stored on the Nedumangadu Taluk Hospital mortuary for autopsy examination.