10-year-old Boy Dies From Electrocution: Victim's Friend Got Electrocuted, Lucky Residents Pulled Him Right Away

TG, a witness and friend of an elementary school victim who died was electrocuted by a PJU electricity pole after playing soccer ball in the rain/IST

BOGOR - Tanah Sareal Police Chief Kompol Surya spoke about the death of a boy with the initials SD (10) due to electrocution at a public street lighting pole (PJU) in the parking lot of the TPU Blender, Tanah Sareal District, Bogor City, Wednesday, July 13.

Surya said the incident occurred around 14.00 WIB. The victim, said Surya, was playing soccer with his friends in the rain.

"According to the witnesses, the information was that the child was playing soccer in the parking lot, then after he finished playing the ball he grabbed the PJU pole, which turned out to be electric," he said, Wednesday, July 13.

Surya said that his party immediately went to the location to conduct a crime scene (TKP). After that, the police put up a police line.

"The family immediately took the victim to the funeral home for later burial. The victim's family did not want an autopsy. The step after we found out that a victim had died from electrocution, we immediately coordinated with PJU, which oversees PJU according to DLLAJ information. never happen again," he said.

The victim's friend with the initials T said the victim was reminded to take shelter because it was raining. However, the victim continued to play and was about to take the ball near the lighting pole until he was electrocuted.

"Before it rained, when it was raining, I told him to shade up. He didn't seem to hear him when he got there. So the ball was kicked up and he was holding the pole. My friend said why did he stop holding the pole and it fell down," said the victim's friend.

"A friend of mine wanted to help but instead got electrocuted, but the people here (local residents) kept pulling him, so he was safe. If he (SD) kept getting electrocuted," he added.

Residents who came to the location immediately evacuated the elementary school that was lying under the pole of the Prosecutor's Office for TPU Blender and took it to his rented house in Kebon Pedes Village, RT 1/3 Tanah Sareal, Bogor City.

"This victim has the initials SD, age 10. Originally, he was from Sukabumi, he had only been living here for a month, they rented him. His father worked as a construction worker, his mother worked as a tradesman at Pasar Anyar. , "said Head of Ekbang Kenon Pedes Village, Sari Sudiharti when met at the funeral home.

"We plan to suggest that he be buried in the Blender TPU, but we are still waiting for his parents, we will discuss it later," he added.