RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Glen Allen man is dead after a cable he was towing came into contact with a power line.
The Amelia County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 24-year-old William B. Seay.
The sheriff’s office tells The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1zJyiqq ) that the accident occurred Wednesday at a construction site in Western Amelia County. Witnesses told authorities that a metal lift cable being towed by Seay came into contact with an overhead power line. The cable had been extended from a crane.
Seay suffered severe burn injuries and died at Southside Community Hospital in Farmville.
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Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http://www.timesdispatch.com
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