{"id":199228,"date":"2019-03-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/199228\/man-in-critical-condition-following-electrocution\/"},"modified":"2019-03-22T08:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T06:35:16","slug":"man-in-critical-condition-following-electrocution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/20\/man-in-critical-condition-following-electrocution\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in critical condition following electrocution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A strange scene unfolded at the Webber Station last Monday when a man was electrocuted and found dangling from the overhead cables below the station bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm that at around 8.30am a man was electrocuted,\u201d said Lillian Mofokeng, senior manager of marketing and communication for Gauteng Metrorail, Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/198828\/sixteen-injured-train-derailment-elandsfontein-station\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sixteen injured in train derailment at Elandsfontein Station<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWhen Metrorail Protection Services officials arrived on scene they found emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and local firefighters at the station bridge that crosses from the south to the north of Lambton. The man was hanging from the overhead cables upside down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPower to the cables was switched off so that the man could be recused.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEMS performed CPR on him and made arrangement to transport him to hospital as his condition was deteriorating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Not for sensitive viewers   Man dangling from the overhead cables after being electrocution\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q6nmlE-ZEyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The man was badly burnt from the electrocution and was transported to the Tambo Memorial Hospital, in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear at this stage what had happened or how the man had been electrocuted.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/198845\/trains-delayed-following-derailment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trains delayed following derailment<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged the man was running from community members who were chasing him for a crime he had allegedly committed,\u201d said Mofokeng.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, none of the bystanders confirmed this or wanted to shed more light on the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The scene was cleared and power restored to the area before noon.<\/p>\n<p>More information will be published when it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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